9060709478 | Civil Rights Act | This act outlawed discrimination in public accommodations, housing, and jobs; increased federal power to prosecute civil rights abuses. | 0 | |
9060713310 | Appalachian Regional Development Act | This act targeted aid for highways, health centers, and resource development in that economically depressed area | 1 | |
9060721641 | Immigration Act | This act ended national-origins quotas established in 1924. | 2 | |
9060727381 | Economic Opportunity Act | This act created Job Corps, VISTA, Project Head Start, and other programs to fight the war on poverty. | 3 | |
9060734675 | Department of Transportation | Created to deal with national air, rail, and highway transportation | 4 | |
9060742920 | Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Area Redevelopment Act | This act funded slum rebuilding, mass transit and other improvements for selected "model cities." | 5 | |
9060752555 | Department of Housing and Urban Development | Formed to administer federal housing programs | 6 | |
9060758311 | Water Quality Act | This act required states to clean up their rivers. | 7 | |
9060763244 | Truth in Packing Act | This act set standards for labeling consumer products. | 8 | |
9060777008 | Air Quality Act | Set federal air pollution guidelines and extended federal enforcement power_ | 9 | |
9060779517 | Wilderness Preservation Act | This act set aside over 9 million acres for national forest lands. | 10 | |
9060788877 | Higher Education Act | This act funded scholarships and low-interest loans for college students. | 11 | |
9060795488 | Highway Safety Act | Set up highway safety programs | 12 | |
9060801350 | 24th Amendment | Abolished Poll Taxes | 13 | |
9060808843 | National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act | set federal safety standards in the auto and tire industries. | 14 | |
9060823735 | Tax Reduction Act | cut individual and corporate taxes to stimulate the economy | 15 | |
9060836394 | The National Foundation on the Arts and Humaninties | Created to financially assist painters, musicians, actors, and other artists. | 16 | |
9060852522 | Omnibus Housing Act | Provided money for low-income housing | 17 | |
9060862019 | Elementary and Secondary Education Act | directed money to schools for textbooks, library materials, and special education | 18 | |
9060869399 | Clean Air Act | Established emission standards for new motor vehicles | 19 | |
9060872892 | Medicare Act | Provided government funded medical assistance for the elderly and needy | 20 | |
9060888253 | Voting Rights Act of 1965 | Ended the practice of requiring voters to pass literacy tests and permitted the federal government to monitor voter registration. | 21 | |
9060895173 | Corporation for Public Broadcasting | Formed to fund educational TV and Radio Broadcasting | 22 |
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