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Whereas President Johnson’s Great Society proposal led to 
the passage of 60 pieces of landmark legislation and 181 
measures total; 
Whereas the first piece of legislation signed into law by Presi-
dent Johnson on July 2, 1964, was the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of 
race, color, sex, religion, and national origin; 
Whereas, on August 20, 1964, President Johnson signed the 
Economic Opportunity Act, created a Job Corps similar 
to the New Deal Civilian Conservation Corps, a domestic 
peace corps, a system for vocational training, and Head 
Start; 
Whereas the Voting Rights Act was signed into law by Presi-
dent Johnson on August 6, 1965, which strengthened 
voting rights for millions of Americans and sought to 
prohibit racial discrimination in voting; 
Whereas the National Endowment for the Arts and the Hu-
manities Act of 1965 was signed into law by President 
Johnson on September 29, 1965, which established inde-
pendent agencies to further scholarly and cultural pur-
suits through support by the Federal Government; 
Whereas the High-Speed Ground Transportation Act was 
signed into law by President Johnson on September 30, 
1965, and authorized research and development of 
United States high-speed rail which led to the establish-
ment of the Metroliner between New York City and 
Washington, DC; 
Whereas the Elementary and Secondary Education Act was 
signed into law on April 11, 1965, and authorized Fed-
eral aid to strengthen and improve educational quality 
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and educational opportunities in the Nation’s elementary 
and secondary schools; 
Whereas the Higher Education Act of 1965 was signed into 
law by President Johnson on November 8, 1965, and au-
thorized Federal financial assistance for postsecondary 
education to expand access to higher education for all 
Americans, regardless of income; 
Whereas the Medicare and Medicaid Act was signed into law 
by President Johnson on July 30, 1965, which created 
the Medicare Program to provide health insurance for 
people aged 65 and older and the Medicaid program to 
provide health insurance for people with low incomes; 
Whereas the Housing and Urban Development Act was 
signed by President Johnson on August 10, 1965, and 
established the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment which expanded funding for public housing; 
Whereas the Endangered Species Preservation Act was 
signed into law by President Johnson on October 15, 
1966, and was the first Federal piece of legislation to 
protect native species; and 
Whereas, on May 22, 1964, President Johnson announced 
the Great Society: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) celebrates the 60th Anniversary of Presi-
dent Lyndon Baines Johnson’s Great Society; 
(2) recognizes the monumental and landmark 
legislation from President Johnson’s Great Society 
proposal; and 
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(3) honors and commemorates the public serv-
ice of a great Texan, and former President, Lyndon 
Baines Johnson. 
Æ 
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