Great Society Timeline

Tax Reduction Act

Feb 9, 1964

Cut corporate and individual taxes to stimulate growth.

Twenty-Fourth Amendment

Feb 9, 1964

abolished the poll tax in federal elections. Citezens had to pay to vote in a mational election.

Higher Education Act

Feb 9, 1965

Funded scholarships and low-interest loans for college students.

Water quality act

Feb 9, 1965

required states to clean up their rivers. authorized the newly created Federal Water Pollution Control Administration to set standards where states failed to do so.

Medicare Act

Feb 9, 1965

established Medicare and Medicaid progrtams. Was signed into law by president Lyndon Johnson in 1965.

Air Quality Act

Feb 9, 1967

swt federal air pollution guidelines and extended federal enforcement power.One of a series of steps by the national government of the United States to address air pollution