But Congress had never enacted FEPC into law. When the war ended and FDR died, no one was quite sure what was to become of the FEPC. In 1948 , President Truman called for a permanent FEPC, anti- Lynching legislation, and the abolishment of the Poll Tax . The conservative coalition in Congress prevented this. In 1950 , the House approved a permanent FEPC bill. However, southern senators Filibuster ed; the bill failed. Five states enacted and enforced their own FEPC laws, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Washington.
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