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Executive Order 10308 created Committee on Government Compliance
Executive Order 10308 created Committee on Government Compliance to enforce the prohibition against employment discrimination by firms contracting or subcontracting government orders -
The Idea of the Civil Rights Bill is Introduced
President John F. Kennedy proposed a civil rights bill, he submitted a bill for the civil rights act to congress a week after he announced his idea. -
The House Passes the Bill
The House of Representatives the vote was 290-130 -
The Senate Passes the Bill
The Senate passed the bill, the vote was 73-27 -
The Bill Becomes a Law
President Johnson signed the civil rights act and the bill became a law. The law prohibited discrimination based on skin color in public.