Great Society Legislation- Alex Scrabis, 1964-1966

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
07/23/1964	VISTA	VISTA supports efforts to alleviate poverty by encouraging individuals from all walks of life to engage in a year of full-time service, without regard to regular working hours, with a sponsor to create programs designed help individuals and communities out of poverty.
08/20/1964	Economic Oppurtinity Act	The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 was passed as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “War on Poverty” which created a federal Office of Economic Opportunity
03/18/1965	Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965	Passed in 1965 as a part of the "War on Poverty." ESEA goals were equal access to education and establishes high standards and accountability. The law allows federally funded education programs that are administered by the states.
07/30/1965	Medicaid	Medicaid is the United States health program for people and families with low incomes.
08/18/1965	Immigration Act of 1965	In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed a bill that has dramatically changed the method by which immigrants are admitted to America. This bill is the Immigration Act of 1965. This act, also known as the Hart-Cellar Act [1], not only allows more individuals from third world countries to enter the US (including Asians, who have traditionally been hindered from entering America), but also entails a separate quota for refugees. [2] Under the Act, 170,000 immigrants from the Eastern Hemisphere are g
09/09/1965	The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)	HUD is a department in the Executive branch of the United States federal government. Although its beginnings were in the House and Home Financing Agency, it is now part of the "Great Society" program of President Lyndon Johnson, to develop and execute policies on housing and metropolises.
09/29/1965	Medicare	Medical help for people who are considered senior citizens.
09/29/1965	The National Foundations of the Arts and Humanities	The National Foundations of the Arts and Humanities, was to promote progress and scholarship in the humanities and the arts in the United States.
10/02/1965	Water Quality Act	President Johnson signs the Water Quality Act, preventing water pollution by requiring states to enforce water quality standards for interstate waterways.
03/09/1966	The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act	This was made to let the federal government set and administer new safety standards for motor vehicles and road traffic safety. The Act created the National Highway Safety Bureau (now National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). The Act was one of a number of initiative by the government in response to increasing number of cars and associated fatalities and injuries on the road.
11/03/1966	Clean Water Restoration Act	In the late 1960s, the U.S. government passed a series of pollution control acts designed to clean and protect the nation's environment. The intent was to reduce the impact of conventional pollutants in the air and on surface waters. Later, lawmakers recognized that toxic pollutants discharged into the water were also dangerous. They took steps to control these, too. One of the results of their efforts was the Clean Water Act.