KEY LEGISLATION

Hatch Act, 1939:

Limits political activities of civil service employees.
Civil Rights Act of 1964:
Title II bans discrimination in public places on basis of race color national ori!in or
reli!ion.
Title "II#
$ro%ibits employment discrimination on basis of all of t%e above plus se&.
Allo's employers to !ive racial preferences in %irin!.
E&ecutive Order ())*+, re-uired federal contractors to adopt affirmative
action pro!rams.
Allo'ed class action suits.
Enforced by EEO..
Voting Rights Act of 1965:
Suspended literacy tests.
Empo'ered federal officials to re!ister voters.
Empo'ered federal officials to ensure t%at citi/ens could vote.
Empo'ered federal officials to count ballots.
$ro%ibited states from c%an!in! votin! procedures 'it%out federal permission.
Age Discrimination in Emlo!ment Act, 196":
0ans a!e discrimination for 1obs unless a!e is related to 1ob performance.
Air #$alit! Act, 196" an% vario$s Clean Air Acts, 196&s'199&s:
Establis%ed emissions standards for cars and factories. Establis%ed minimum standards
for states.
(e%eral Election Camaign Acts, 19"1'19"4:
.reated 2E..
3e-uired %isclos$re of contributions and e&penditures.
$rovided limitations on contributions and presidential election e&penditures.
$rovided s$)si%ies for presidential candidates.
*itle +, of E%$cation Act of 19"-:
$ro%ibited !ender discrimination in federally subsidi/ed education pro!rams.
.ar /o0ers Act, 19"3:
$resident could send troops overseas to an area '%ere %ostilities 'ere imminent only if#
4e notified .on!ress 'it%in +5 %ours.
4e 'it%dre' troops 'it%in ,6786 days.
4e consulted 'it% .on!ress if troops 'ere to en!a!e in combat.
.on!ress can pass resolution to %ave troops 'it%dra'n at any time.
(ree%om of +nformation Act, 19"4:
Allo's public access to nonclassifed federal documents.
1$%get an% +mo$n%ment Control Act, 19"4:
Establis%ed con!ressional bud!et committees.
Establis%ed .0O.
E&tended bud!et process by t%ree mont%s.
Allo's eit%er %ouse to override temporary impoundment 9deferral:.
Automatically voids permanent impoundment 9rescission: unless bot% %ouses approve
'it%in +; days.
Americans 0ith Disa)ilities Act, 199&:
0ans 1ob discrimination a!ainst disabled if <reasonable accommodation= can be made.
3e-uires access to facilities for %andicapped.
2ational Voter Registration 1ill 345otor Voter Act67, 1993:
3e-uires states to allo' people to re!ister to vote '%en applyin! for driver>s licenses
applications or completin! license rene'al forms.
8nf$n%e% 5an%ates Reform Act of 1995:
3e-uires .0O to analy/e impact of unfunded mandates on states.
3e-uires separate con!ressional vote on bills t%at impose unfunded mandates.
/ersonal Resonsi)ilit! an% .or9 :ort$nit! Reconciliation Act 9?elfare 3eform Act of )88,:#
Ended federal entitlement status of 'elfare.
In its place federal !ovt. !ave bloc@ !rants to states to administer 'elfare.
<Strin!s= attac%ed to t%ese !rants#
1 ). 3ecipients must 'or@ 'it%in * years.
2 *. 3ecipients cannot receive benefits for more t%an ; years.
Defense of 5arriage Act, 1996:
States need not reco!ni/e same7se& marria!es
2o Chil% ;eft 1ehin% Act, -&&1
States must adopt education accountability standards
States must annually test students
Sanctions a!ainst sc%ools t%at fail to meet ade-uate yearly pro!ress
8<A /atriot Act, -&&1:
Stren!t%ens t%e federal !overnment>s po'er to conduct surveillance perform searc%es
and detain individuals in order to combat terrorism.
5cCain'(eingol% 1ill 3Camaign (inance Reform Act of -&&-:
3aised %ard money limits to A*666
0anned soft money contributions to national political parties
Health Care Reform 1ill of -&1& 34Affor%a)le Health Care for America Act67
Insurance companies cannot ban covera!e for pree&istin! conditions.
3e-uires people to buy %ealt% insurance. 2ines people '%o do not do so.
$rovides subsidies for t%ose 'it% lo' incomes to %elp pay for %ealt% insurance.
E&pands Bedicaid covera!e for t%ose 'it% lo' incomes.
3aises Bedicare ta& on people 'it% %i!% incomes.
Imposes <.adillac ta&= on people 'it% costly %ealt% care insurance.
2ines lar!e employers t%at do not provide %ealt% care insurance to employees.
Imposes yearly fees on p%armaceutical companies insurance companies and
medical device ma@ers.