2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, passed by the Congress, authorized an $831 billion countercyclical stimulus package based on Keynesian economic theory to revive the…
2008
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact, approved by the Congress, includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin and…
2006
Gonzalez v. Oregon, a 6-3 U.S. Supreme Court decision, upheld Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act by ruling that the federal Controlled Substances Act (1970)…
2005
Gonzales v. Raich, a 6-3 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, held that use of the federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970 to prohibit or regulate…
2002
Help America Vote Act (HAVA), enacted by the Congress in response to the disputed 2000 presidential election, gives states federal funds to upgrade their…
2001
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and increased the federal role in holding schools accountable for students’…
2000
Bush v. Gore, a controversial per curiam 7-2 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, ended the Florida recount dispute over the 2000 presidential election by holding…
1998
Internet Tax Freedom Act, passed by the Congress, prohibits federal, state or local taxes on Internet access and discriminatory bit taxes, bandwidth taxes, email…
1997
State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was created by the federal Balanced Budget Act of 1997 as part of the Social Security Act. CHIP…
1996
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida, a 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision, held that the Congress violated the Eleventh Amendment when it abrogated states’…
1995
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act is a rare act of self-limitation by the Congress that makes it more difficult for the Congress to impose sizable…
1994
Contract with America, written by congressmen Newt Gingrich (R-GA) and Dick Armey (R-TX), was released by the Republican Party during the 1994 congressional campaign…
1993
National Voter Registration Act (aka “Motor Voter”) requires states to provide voter registration to any person applying for or renewing a driver’s license or…
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