![Martin Luther King Jr. Gesturing After Hearing That The Civil Rights Bill Had Passed The Senate, June 19, 1964 [1100x825]](https://i.imgur.com/A6pefnI.jpg)
The United States House of Representatives passed the bill on February 10, 1964, and after a 54-day filibuster, it passed the United States Senate on June 19, 1964. The final vote was 290–130 in the House of Representatives and 73–27 in the Senate.
Long title: An Act to provide means of further securing and protecting the civil rights of persons within the jurisdiction of the United States.
Enacted by: the 88th United States Congress
Effective: July 2, 1964
Acts amended: Civil Rights Act of 1957
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