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Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) 1964
is an anti-poverty program as the domestic version of the Peace Corps. Initially, the program increased employment opportunities for conscientious people who felt they could contribute tangibly to the War on Poverty. Volunteers served in communities throughout the U.S., focusing on enriching educational programs and vocational training for the nation's underprivileged classes. -
Economic Oppurtunity Act, 1964
was central to Johnson's Great Society campaign and its War on Poverty. Implemented by the since disbanded Office of Economic Opportunity, the Act included several social programs to promote the health, education, and general welfare of the poor. -
Water Quality Act, 1965
This act provided for the setting of water quality standards which are State and Federally enforceable; it became the basis for interstate water quality standards. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
is a United States federal statute enacted April 11, 1965. The Act is an extensive statute which funds primary and secondary education, while explicitly forbidding the establishment of a national curriculum. -
Medicare 1965
Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the United States government, providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and over, or who meet other special criteria. Medicare operates similar to a single-payer health care system. -
Medicaid 1965
Medicaid is the United States health program for people and families with low incomes and resources. It is a means-tested program that is jointly funded by the state and federal governments, and is managed by the states. -
The Department of Housing and Early Development (HUD), 1965
is a Cabinet department in the Executive branch of the United States federal government. Although its beginnings were in the House and Home Financing Agency. -
The National Foundations of the Arts and Humanities, 1965
It was to promote progress and scholarship in the humanities and the arts in the United States, and for other purposes. -
Immigration Act of 1965
abolished the National Origins Formula that had been in place in the United States since the Immigration Act of 1924. -
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, 1966
was enacted in the United States in 1966 to empower the federal government to set and administer new safety standards for motor vehicles and road traffic safety. -
Clean Water Restoration Act, 1966
authorized the Secretary of Interior, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Water Resources Council, to conduct a comprehensive study of the effects of pollution, including sedimentation, in the estuaries and estuarine zones of the U.S. on fish and wildlife, sport and commercial fishing, recreation, water supply and power, and other specified uses.
