Thank you to all that have contributed to the passage on this important legislation.
His research and advocacy work on acid rain also contributed to the passage of the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act.
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.
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.
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.
When the news broke of McCain's return to Washington, one week after brain surgery, James Fallows wrote in The Atlantic about another senator who, in eerily parallel circumstances, cast a fateful vote that contributed to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
As permanent chairman of the committee she directed lobbying efforts that contributed to the passage of the Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921, which authorized federal aid to states for maternity, child health, and welfare programs; the Cable Act of 1922, which granted married women U.S. citizenship independent of their husbands' status; and the child-labour amendment submitted to the states in 1924.
