Politics

The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act was signed into law on July 15, 2008, after an initial veto by former President George Bush and a subsequent override by both the House and...

The Credit Rating Agency Reform Act was introduced to the 109th Congress on Sept. 6, 2006, and quickly became a law on Sept. 26, 2006, under President George Bush.

Child care in 2009 is vastly different than preindustrial America when the community helped raise the children. The struggle to fund public child care services began in the 19th century with the...

The purpose of the proposed Pet Safety & Protection Act of 2009 is to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used for research purposes are obtained legally.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was signed into law in 1996 by President Bill Clinton. While Title I of the act protected workers' rights to retain medical...

The Criminal Justice Tax Relief Act of 2008 was also referred to as the Federal Prison Work Incentive Act and the Federal Release Revision Act, both of 2008

As part of his New Deal, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) into law on June 25, 1938. It became officially effective on Oct. 24 of the same year.

Signed by Abraham Lincoln on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act was designed to change how the federal government would distribute its lands to the people. While it opened access to land for some,...

Regulation of alcohol and drugs have become popular targets of legislative movements in countries around the world, whether it is to legalize, regulate or ban criminalize these substances.

In the early 1960s, smaller banks throughout the United States were struggling to compete with the growing practices of larger banks. In response, Congress enacted the Bank Service Corporation Act...

Western Australia has been regulating mine safety since 1895 with the passage of the Mines Regulation Act of 1895. In early 1946, regulations were managed through the Mines Regulation Act and the...

America's current economic crisis has been blamed on many different things, including, but not limited to, poor consumer awareness, deficient housing lending practices and, of course, credit...

The Extension of the Voting Rights Act--officially known as The Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006--was signed into...

Offshore banks are financial establishments used to hold funds and trusts through deposits and the sale of financial services. The Offshore Banking Act was first enacted in Barbados in 1979 and...

Divorce has been an issue in England since the divorce of Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, in the mid-16th century. From that point until the 1857 Matrimonial Causes Act, the...

Canada announced the implementation of the Pest Control Products Act (PCPA) on June 28, 2006. The legislation is handled by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).

The Red Flag Act, also referred to as the Locomotive Act, was put into effect by the British Parliament to bring order to the use of self-propelled machines, known as steam engines, on British...

The Securities Act of 1933 and The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are also known as the Stocks & Bonds Acts. As a result of the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression that...

America has been subject to taxation from its control by the British government in early colonial times and continues its battle with nationwide tax and financial issues in modern times. The...

The Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act is a law geared towards preventing and penalizing those responsible for committing identity theft. It provides strict guidelines and funding for the...

The Environmental Management Act of 2000 of Trinidad and Tobago was officially proclaimed on July 1, 2001 by President Arthur N.R. Robinson after a two-thirds vote from the Senate and the House of...

The Children's Disability Act was first known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act enacted by Congress in 1975 and was changed to its current form in 1997 as the Individuals with...

The U.S. system of food and drug regulation is one of the most comprehensive consumer protections in the world. Starting in the early twentieth century as a reaction to the horrendous conditions...

The Disability Services Act is an Australian law that guarantees care and programs for people with disabilities. Programs operating under the guidance of the law work to ensure the safest...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a U.S. law enacted in the late 1990s. Dealing with a variety of health insurance concerns, the law is known most readily for its...

A series of legislation put into place by the U.S. government, called the Omnibus Housing Act, dramatically affected the shape of urban housing. Beginning in 1954, these Omnibus Acts progressively...

The Special Education Needs (SEN) and Disability Act is a British law designed to regulate the actions of schools throughout the country. Many provisions in the law mandate the standards of...

A government stimulus act is a policy measure, usually in the form of legislation, that seeks to stimulate an economy in recession through a combination of financial incentives,...

The American Disability Act---also known as the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, or ADA---is a civil rights law that sets conditions for prohibition of discrimination based on disability....

The Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA) was created to promote and preserve the educational, commercial and informational potential of the Internet. The law prohibits federal, state and local...

The Espionage Act and Sedition Act were laws put in place during World War I to prevent dissent within the United States. They were used as mostly a political tool to arrest those who opposed the...

The President Bush Tax Relief Act is officially called the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007. Prior to the passing of this act, forgiven or cancelled debt by a lender was included and...

The Federal Reserve Board was established by the Federal Reserve Act. The Federal Reserve Act was created in response to a period of U.S. history characterized by wild fluctuations in currency...

The Sugar Duties Act was a bill passed in Great Britain in 1846 that ended protective tariffs for colonial sugar. It was part of Great Britain's move toward free trade during this period, but was...

The Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Relief Act of 2007 is a law that amended the United States Tax Code to deal with financial problems caused by the increased foreclosure rates and rapidly declining...

The Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Act is a landmark piece of legislation passed into California law in 1977. It was among the first legislative acts in the United States to shift treatment...

President Bill Clinton signed into law a tax policy overhaul measure known as the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 in August of that year. The bill was widely supported by both Democrats and...

Anyone who has ever been part of a highly disciplined, close-knit organization understands how such organizations insulate themselves from outside scrutiny and criticism. This reality is...

The Navy Reserve was created as a means to provide trained personnel who could be quickly called into service during an emergency. Created along the lines of the National Guard, its members are...

As of 2008, America was home to more than 37 million people over the age of 65. That constituted more than 12 percent of the total population of the United States. In 1965, the U.S. Congress...

The Presidential Succession Act (3 U.S.C. § 19) creates the line of ascension to the presidency in the event the President and Vice President are both unable (through death, resignation,...

The Civil Rights Voting Act of 1965 is considered by many to be the most effective piece of civil rights legislation ever passed by Congress. It was signed into law in response to persistent...

The Tax Reform Act was passed in 1986 by the US Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. It was considered the second part of Reagan's tax plan and simplified the income tax code....

The Identity Theft Prevention Act was introduced into Congress in 2005 by Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. It was sent to subcommittee for review and not released again.

The Voting Rights Act was approved by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 to enforce the 15th amendment and dissolve state voting regulations that were used to limit the voting rights of African-Americans. ...

Korea's Nonproliferation Act involves the U.N. Security Council. The resolution was passed on July 15, 2006, and approved Oct. 15, 2006, and requires North Korea to adhere to standards in relation...

The Jones Act, enacted in 1916, gave the Philippine Islands independence from the United States. The act was passed by the 64th Congress of the United States and replaced the Philippine Organic...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is responsible for managing the housing industry in the United States. HUD offers mortgage insurance through the FHA, regulates the real...

Privacy is an increasingly important concern among Americans, especially in the information age, when personal information is more readily accessible. Data from various surveys indicate that...

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 deals with the preservation of wildlife which are threatened with extinction. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the government agency entrusted with the...