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Hepburn Act
The Hepburn Act was a significant piece of legislation passed by the United States Congress in 1906, during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. It was designed to address issues of railroad regulation and was named after its sponsor, Senator William Hepburn. -
Meat Inspection Act
The Meat Inspection Act of 1906 was a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that established strict sanitary standards for meatpacking plants and mandated federal inspection of meat products. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act, passed in 1906, was a significant piece of legislation in the United States that aimed to protect consumers from adulterated or misbranded food and drugs. -
Antiquities Act
The Antiquities Act of 1906 is a United States federal law that authorizes the President to protect certain valuable public natural areas and cultural sites as national monuments. -
Mann-Elkins Act
The Mann-Elkins Act of 1910 was a significant piece of legislation that expanded the regulatory powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to include oversight of telecommunications and strengthened its authority over railroads. -
Workers Compensation Act
Workers' compensation is insurance that provides cash benefits or medical care for workers who are injured or become ill as a direct result of their job, and protect people who become injured or disabled while working. -
16th Amendment
The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1913, grants Congress the power to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States Census. -
Federal Reserve Act
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 established the Federal Reserve System as the central bank of the United States to provide the nation with a safer monetary and financial system. -
17th Amendment
The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1913, established the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. Prior to the amendment, Senators were chosen by state legislatures. -
Clayton Antitrust Act
The Clayton Antitrust Act, passed in 1914, was designed to strengthen existing antitrust laws and prevent anticompetitive practices in the United States. It clarified and extended the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 by specifically targeting practices that could harm competition and consumers. -
Federal Trade Commission Act
The Federal Trade Commission Act is a federal piece of legislation that was adopted in the United States to create the Federal Trade Commission, and to give the United States government a full complement of legal tools to use against anticompetitive practices in the marketplace. -
Adamson Act
The Adamson Act set an eight-hour work day and established overtime compensation for railroad workers, and was Wilson's response to a pending strike by the major brotherhoods of railway workers. -
Keating-Owen Act
The Keating-Owen Act of 1916 prohibited the transportation in interstate commerce of goods produced at factories that violated certain restrictions on child labor. -
Volstead Act
The Volstead Act, also known as the National Prohibition Act, was passed by the United States Congress in 1919 to enforce the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. -
18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment made to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1919, prohibited the "manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors." Early temperance advocates aimed to reduce alcohol consumption and prevent drunkenness. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment made to the Constitution, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to vote and made it illegal to deny the right to vote to any citizen based upon their sex.