Sentence examples for contributed to the passage of from inspiring English sources

His leadership contributed to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Her work contributed to the passage of improved child-labour and compulsory school attendance laws in the state.

His research and advocacy work on acid rain also contributed to the passage of the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act.

The resulting public outrage contributed to the passage of legislation that allowed the federal government to regulate the American food supply.

The Panic of 1907 contributed to the passage of the Sixteenth Amendment, in 1913, which granted Congress the right to levy an income tax, and to the establishment of a central banking system, the Federal Reserve.

Fallout from the recount contributed to the passage of the federal Help America Vote Act, which allocated billions of dollars for states to improve technology, ensure voter access and secure systems against fraud.

Thank you to all that have contributed to the passage on this important legislation.

The murder of NAACP field director Medgar Evers in 1963 gave the group national prominence, likely contributing to the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965.

Meanwhile in Washington a coalition of industry groups, including the National Association of Manufacturers, is working to make sure that the movie does not contribute to the passage of a bill limiting carbon-dioxide emissions.

The ways For Freedoms is raising money is a performance in itself, commenting on the links between how money in politics make issues appear before the American public and contribute to the passage of law.

Concerns about glyphosate on food have been a hot topic of debate in the United States recently, and contributed to the passage in Vermont last year of the country's first mandatory labelling law for foods that are genetically modified.