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Moore served a dozen years in the [[United States House of Representatives]], in which capacity he was a strong supporter of [[civil rights]] legislation in 1957, 1960, 1964, and 1968. He also supported the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]]. As governor, Moore established the Department of Highways and the Board of Regents to supervise the operation of state colleges and universities.<ref name=findagrave/>
Moore served a dozen years in the [[United States House of Representatives]], in which capacity he was a strong supporter of [[civil rights]] legislation in 1957, 1960, 1964, and 1968. He also supported the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]]. As governor, Moore established the Department of Highways and the Board of Regents to supervise the operation of state colleges and universities.<ref name=findagrave/>
He was a member of the [[Select Committee on Small Business]].<ref>[http://americandeception.com/ad/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Tax_Exempt_Foundations_Their_Impact_On_Our_Economy-US_Gov-1962-140pgs-GOV-POL-ECO.sml_.pdf TAX-EXEMPT FOUNDATIONS AND CHARITABLE TRUSTS: THEIR IMPACT ON OUR ECONOMY — CHAIRMAN'S REPORT TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 87TH CONGRESS]. ''American Deception''. Retrieved September 24, 2021.</ref> Also known as the '''[[Patman Committee]]''', it investigated tax-exempt foundations and took up a suggestion made by the [[Cox Committee]] to determine whether foundations used their privileges to [[tax evasion|evade taxes]].
Term-limited from running for governor in 1976, he rebounded in 1978, when he came within some four thousand votes of unseating the popular but aged Democratic U.S. Senator [[Jennings Randolph]], a [[pro-life]] [[liberal]].
Term-limited from running for governor in 1976, he rebounded in 1978, when he came within some four thousand votes of unseating the popular but aged Democratic U.S. Senator [[Jennings Randolph]], a [[pro-life]] [[liberal]].