Subjects – Celler, Emanuel
The 24th Amendment
August 27, 1962
On this date in 1962, the House passed the 24th Amendment, outlawing the poll tax as a voting requirement in federal elections, by a vote of 295 to 86.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
July 02, 1964
On this date, the House of Representatives passed the final version of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Majority Whip Hale Boggs’ support of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
July 09, 1965
On this date, Representative Hale Boggs of Louisiana took to the House Floor to make a stirring speech in favor of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
August 03, 1965
On this date, by a vote of 328 to 74, the House approved the Voting Rights Act (VRA)—a landmark in the long civil rights movement.
The special election of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., of New York
April 11, 1967
On this date, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., of New York won the special election to fill the vacancy caused by his exclusion from the House.
Crime Control Act of 1970
October 15, 1970
On this date, President Richard M. Nixon signed the Crime Control Act of 1970 (also known as the Organized Crime Act), a measure aimed at the mafia and other crime syndicates.