01272     2200205   4500001002100000005001500021008004100036020002000077035001900097041000800116082001100124084001700135100003300152245003300185260003700218300002900255500002000284520072600304650003601030INLIS00000000000435820200508202702200508|||||||||   |   |||   |||| ||eng||  a0-02-865752-7x3  0010-0520004358  aeng0 a348.73  a348.73/LAN/M0 aEdited by Brian K. Landsberg00aMajor Acts Of Congress 07626  aNew YorkbFoundation Pressc2004  axxxii,403p.;28 cmc28 cm  aIndeks : indeks  aThe Three volume, Major Acts is an illustrated encyclopedia of congressional acts from the earliest days of the American Republic up through recent years, discusses timely issues such as the no child left behind act, weapon of mass destruction; the USA Patriot Act; and the right persons with disabilities, the American native people, immigrants, and whisteblowers. It also covers historically significant legislation, such as the judiciary Act of 1789, Copyright Act 1790, prohibition of the slave trade (1807), and the national prohibition act (the Volstead Act), as well as acts of sociological significance, such as the defense of marriage Act, Violence Againts Women Act, Clean Water and Air acts, and Medicare acts. 0aLaw-United States-Encyclopedias