The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act is an Act of the United States Congress introduced by John Lewis (GA-5) that allows cold cases of suspected violent crimes committed against African Americans before 1970 to be reopened. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the legislation on June 20, 2007 by a vote of 422 to 2. The U.S. Senate passed the legislation on September 24, 2008 by unanimous consent, and President George W. Bush signed the bill into law on October 7.