Civil rights bill: 76 days from pending business to cloture
Source. Senate.gov, The Senate and Civil Rights
Method and data
Method. Days are date differences (end date minus start date) between dates printed on the Senate.gov page; one end is not counted.
| Stage | Start date | End date | Days | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Take up bill | March 9, 1964 | March 26, 1964 | 17 | The Majority Leader moves to make H.R. 7152 the pending business (Mar. 9); Senate agrees 67–17 (Mar. 26) |
| Pending to cloture | March 26, 1964 | June 10, 1964 | 76 | Debate on the pending bill (60 days of debate per Senate.gov) to cloture, 71–29 (Jun. 10) |
| Cloture to passage | June 10, 1964 | June 19, 1964 | 9 | Cloture (Jun. 10) to Senate passage, 73–27 (Jun. 19) |
| Passage to law | June 19, 1964 | July 2, 1964 | 13 | Senate passage (Jun. 19) to House approval of the Senate bill and signing (Jul. 2) |
