Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act From OpenCongress
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summary (how summaries work)| The bill provided for the
investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes. The bill
became a law on October 7, 2008. Same for all scorecards: - Name
of bill: Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act - Chamber:
U.S. House of Representatives - Roll call number: 512 - Congress
number: 110th - Session number: 1 - Vote link: U.S. House of
Representatives record vote 512, 110th Congress, Session 1 Org.
position: Aye "Final passage of a bill to put additional federal
resources into solving many of the heinous murders that occurred
in the early days of the civil rights struggle that remain
unsolved and bringing those who perpetrated the crimes to
justice." (Original scorecard available at:
http://www.naacp.org/programs/bureau-dc/report_card/index.htm)