,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #i1 #bjbe,mr4  
,jackson ( ,ill9ois 7= himself1 ,ms4    
,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,ms4 ,br[n1 ,ms4
 ,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y ( ,new    
,york1 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1 ,ms4  
,/ev5s1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 & ,ms4 ,norton7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! #aei?        
anniv]s>y ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act (     
#ahff4  ,:]eas1 on ,april #i1 #ahff1 !  
,civil ,rights ,act ( #ahff 0 pass$ &   
enact$ into law2 ,:]eas ?is ye> m>ks !  
#aei? anniv]s>y ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act 
( #ahff2 ,:]eas ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( 
#ahff 0 ! fir/ ,f$]al law to def9e      
citiz5%ip & affirm t all citiz5s are    
equally protect$ by ! law2 ,:]eas !     
int5t ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #ahff 0 
to combat ! attempt$ suppression ( !    
,emancipation ,proclamation2 ,:]eas     
,presid5t ,&rew ,johnson e/abli%$ a     
recon/ruction policy t =c$ =m]          

,conf$]ate ,/ates to ma9ta9 abolition1  
swe> loyalty to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & pay  
_! w> debts 9 ord] to rejo9 ! ,union2   
,:]eas "u ,presid5t ,johnson's policy1  
,s\!rn ,/ates adopt$ & enact$ a s]ies ( 
laws design$ to re/rict fre$ ,blacks &  
ensure _! availability 9 ! labor =ce2   
,:]eas ^! laws sev]ely d5i$ ,black      
citiz5s equal protection "u ! law2      
,:]eas "u re/rict$ laws1 ,blacks 7      
refra9$ f own+ prop]ty1 ent]+ contracts1
 & b5efit+ f labor rights2 ,:]eas a     
brave set ( legislators believ$ ! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t _h a role 9 %ap+ a           
multiracial society 9 po/w> ,s\?2 ,:]eas
 ,s5ator ,lyman ,trumbull ( ,ill9ois    
introduc$ ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #ahff 
9 ! ,s5ate on ,janu>y #e1 #ahff2 ,:]eas1
 on ,febru>y #b1 #ahff1 ! ,s5ate vot$ 9 
favor ( ! bill #cc-ac2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>*  
#ac1 #ahff1 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives   
vot$ 9 favor ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act (  
#ahff by a vote ( #aaa-ch1 ) #cd ,memb]s
 n vot+2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #bg1 #ahff1    
,presid5t ,&rew ,johnson veto$ ! ,civil 

,rights ,act ( #ahff2 ,:]eas1 on ,april 
#f1 #ahff1 ! ,s5ate vot$ #cc-ae to      
ov]ride ,presid5t ,johnson's veto2      
,:]eas1 on ,april #i1 #ahff1 ! ,h\se    
also vot$ to ov]ride ,presid5t          
,johnson's veto by a vote ( #abb-da )   
#ba ,memb]s n vot+2 & ,:]eas z a result 
( bo? ,*amb]s vot+ to ov]ride ,presid5t 
,johnson's veto1 ! ,civil ,rights ,act (
 #ahff became ! law ( ! l&3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7
 recognizes ! significance ( ! ,civil   
,rights ,act ( #ahff & its impact on    
e/abli%+ t all ,am]icans1 despite _!    
race1 are protect$ equally "u ! law2    
7#b7 recognizes t ! ,civil ,rights ,act 
( #ahff is ! framework f :i* ! ,?irte5? 
& ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5ts 7 craft$2 &  7#c7  
recognizes ! importance ( ! rule ( law &
 advocates to support1 protect1 & def5d 
! rights ( all ,am]icans4