Inflation Reduction Act
Combined climate and energy incentives, prescription-drug provisions, tax changes, and federal spending measures.
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First Step Act
Changed federal sentencing rules and expanded prison programming, earned-time credits, and reentry provisions.
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Reduced the corporate tax rate, changed individual deductions and rates, and revised international and business tax rules.
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Revised financial regulation, created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and added oversight mechanisms after the financial crisis.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Expanded health-insurance coverage through marketplaces, subsidies, Medicaid expansion, insurance regulations, and employer and individual requirements.
USA PATRIOT Act
Expanded federal surveillance, information-sharing, and investigative authorities after the September 11 attacks.
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
Replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and changed federal welfare rules.
Americans with Disabilities Act
Prohibited disability discrimination in employment, public services, public accommodations, and telecommunications.
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Established federal standards for many private pension and employee-benefit plans.
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1970
Expanded federal air-pollution controls and authorized national ambient air-quality standards.
Medicare and Medicaid Amendments
Created Medicare for older Americans and Medicaid for eligible low-income people through amendments to the Social Security Act.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Prohibited racial discrimination in voting and authorized federal enforcement mechanisms.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Prohibited discrimination in public accommodations and employment and strengthened federal civil-rights enforcement.
National Labor Relations Act
Protected private-sector workers' rights to organize and bargain collectively and created the National Labor Relations Board.
Social Security Act of 1935
Established federal old-age benefits and several unemployment and welfare programs.