bush signed the civil rights act of 1991.
bush signed the civil rights act of 1991.
who signed the civil rights act of 1991?
bush
during his presidency, bush signed a number of major bills into law, including the americans with disabilities act of 1990; this was one of the most pro-civil rights bills in decades. he was also the only president to successfully veto a civil rights act, the job-discrimination protection civil rights act of 1990. bush feared racial quotas would be imposed, but later approved the watered-down civil rights act of 1991. he worked to increase federal spending for education, childcare, and advanced technology research. he also signed the radiation exposure compensation act, which provides monetary compensation of people who had contracted cancer and a number of other specified diseases as a direct result of their exposure to atmospheric nuclear weapons testing undertaken by the united states during the cold war, or their exposure to high levels of radon while doing uranium mining. in dealing with the environment, bush reauthorized the clean air act, requiring cleaner burning fuels. he quarreled with congress over an eventually signed bill to aid police in capturing criminals, and signed into law a measure to improve the nation's highway system. bush signed the immigration act of 1990, which led to a 40 percent increase in legal immigration to the united states.
george h. w. bush
section::::see also.









































bullet::::- us labor law









































bullet::::- civil rights movement









































bullet::::- affirmative action in the united states









































bullet::::- bennett amendment









































bullet::::- bourke b. hickenlooper









































bullet::::- post-civil rights era african-american history









































bullet::::- "the negro motorist green book"









































bullet::::- other civil rights legislation









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1866









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1871









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1875









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1957









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1960









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1968









































bullet::::- civil rights act of 1991









































bullet::::- employment non-discrimination act









































bullet::::- equal pay act of 1963









































bullet::::- equality act of 2015
civil rights act of 1964