<Ul> <Li> Introduced in the House as H.R. 5037 by Emanuel Celler (D - NY) on July 17, 1967 </Li> <Li> Committee consideration by House Judiciary, Senate Judiciary </Li> <Li> Passed the House on August 8, 1967 (378--23) </Li> <Li> Passed the Senate on May 23, 1968 (72 - 4, in lieu of S. 917) with amendment </Li> <Li> House agreed to Senate amendment on June 6, 1968 (369 - 17) </Li> <Li> Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on June 19, 1968 </Li> </Ul> <Li> Introduced in the House as H.R. 5037 by Emanuel Celler (D - NY) on July 17, 1967 </Li> <Li> Committee consideration by House Judiciary, Senate Judiciary </Li> <Li> Passed the House on August 8, 1967 (378--23) </Li>

What was the purpose of the omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968