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The act was pressured by high-ranking officials and interest groups to be passed, which it was passed on October 3, 1965. [27] President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the 1965 act into law at the foot of the Statue of Liberty , ending preferences for white immigrants dating to the 18th century.
1965 - Social Security Amendments of 1965, Pub. L. 89–97 1966 - Tax Adjustment Act of 1966 , Pub. L. 89–368 1967 - Social Security Act Amendments, Pub. L. 90–248
Volumes 1 through 18, which have all the statutes passed from 1789 to 1875, are available on-line at the Library of Congress, here. In the list below, statutes are listed by X Stat. Y, where X is the volume of the Statutes at Large and Y is the page number, as well as either the chapter or Public Law number. See examples below.
This is a list of legislation with popular names (of people), often the member of Parliament/Congress responsible for it or a law named for a person of notoriety that prompted enactment of the legislation. [1] [2] Some of these Acts
This is a chronological, but incomplete, list of United States federal legislation passed by the 57th through 106th United States Congresses, between 1901 and 2001. For the main article on this subject, see List of United States federal legislation .
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Shelby County v. Holder (2013) - overturned Sections 4(b) and 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, limiting the law's enforcement. Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action (2014) - held that Proposal 2, an amendment to the Constitution of Michigan prohibiting affirmative action does not violate the Equal Protection Clause
By the end of 1965, a quarter of a million new Black voters had been registered, one-third by federal examiners. By the end of 1966, only four out of 13 southern states had fewer than 50 percent of African Americans registered to vote." [10] After its enactment in 1965, the law immediately decreased racial discrimination in voting. The ...