<P> The legislation had been proposed by President John F. Kennedy in June 1963 , but opposed by filibuster in the Senate . Thereafter , President Lyndon B. Johnson pushed the bill forward , which in its final form was passed in the U.S. Congress by a Senate vote of 73 -- 27 and House vote of 289 -- 126 . The Act was signed into law by President Johnson on July 2 , 1964 , at the White House . </P>
<P> The legislation had been proposed by President John F. Kennedy in June 1963 , but opposed by filibuster in the Senate . Thereafter , President Lyndon B. Johnson pushed the bill forward , which in its final form was passed in the U.S. Congress by a Senate vote of 73 -- 27 and House vote of 289 -- 126 . The Act was signed into law by President Johnson on July 2 , 1964 , at the White House . </P>
who passed the civil rights act of 1964
who passed the civil rights act of 1964
the U.S. Congress
the U.S. Congress