00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000004358 20200508202702 200508||||||||| | ||| |||| ||eng|| 0-02-865752-7x3 010-0520004358 eng 348.73 348.73/LAN/M Edited by Brian K. Landsberg Major Acts Of Congress 07626 New York Foundation Press 2004 xxxii,403p.;28 cm 28 cm Indeks : indeks The 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. Law-United States-Encyclopedias