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Economic Opportunity Act, 1964
Signed by Lyndon B. Johnson and Michael Herbert on August 20, 1964, the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (Pub.L. 88-452, 78 Stat. 508, 42 U.S.C. § 2701) was central to Johnson's Great Society campaign and its War on Poverty. -
Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), 1964
VISTA or Volunteers in Service to America is an anti-poverty program created by Lyndon Johnson's Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 as the domestic version of the Peace Corps. -
Immigration Act of 1965
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 (Hart-Celler Act, INS, Act of 1965, Pub.L. 89-236)[1] abolished the National Origins Formula that had been in place in the United States since the Immigration Act of 1924. -
Water Quality Act, 1965
the act established the goals of eliminating releases of high amounts of toxic substances into water, eliminating additional water pollution -
Medicaid, 1965
Medicaid is the United States health program for people and families with low incomes and resources. -
The National Foundations of the Arts and Humanities, 1965
AN ACT To provide for the establishment of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities to promote progress and scholarship in the humanities and the arts in the United States, and for other purposes. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
The Act is an extensive statute which funds primary and secondary education, while explicitly forbidding the establishment of a national curriculum. -
Medicare, 1965
Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the United States government, providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and over, or who meet other special criteria. -
The Department of Housing and Uraban Development (HUD), 1965
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, also known as HUD, is a Cabinet department in the Executive branch of the United States federal government. -
Clean Water Restoration Act, 1966
the act established the goals of eliminating releases of high amounts of toxic substances into water, eliminating additional water pollution -
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, 1966
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act was enacted in the United States in 1966 to empower the federal government to set and administer new safety standards for motor vehicles and road traffic safety.
