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31The Standard State Zoning Enabling Act — was written by a New York City commission headed by Edward Bassett and signed by Mayor John Purroy Mitchel in 1916 to regulate buildings and land usage in New York City. It was bought forth as part of the reaction to the construction of the… …
32Kansas-Nebraska Act — The Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854 created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opened new lands, repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and allowed settlers in those territories to determine if they would allow slavery within their boundaries …
33California Mental Health Services Act — In November 2004, voters in the U.S. state of California passed Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), which has been designed to expand and transform California’s county mental health service systems by increasing the taxes of… …
34Prescription Drug User Fee Act — The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) was a law passed by the United States Congress in 1992 which allowed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to collect fees from drug manufacturers to fund the new drug approval process. The Act provided …
35The School Safety And Law Enforcement Improvement Act — In response to the tragedy at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Chairman Leahy has combined several pre existing bills into a comprehensive package that provides for appropriate improvements in school safety and law enforcement. The package titled… …
36Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 — Enacted by the 111th United States Congress Citations Codification …
37Digital Transition Content Security Act — The United States The Digital Transition Content Security Act (DTCSA, H.R. 4569) was a bill introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner Jr., a Wisconsin Republican, on December 16, 2005. The bill was backed by Democratic… …
38USA PATRIOT Act — Full title Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 Acronym USA PATRIOT Act, also Patriot Act Enacted by the 107th United States Congress …
39Voting Rights Act — of 1965 Full title An act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United S …
40National Industrial Recovery Act — Front page of the National Industrial Recovery Act, as signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 16, 1933. The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), officially known as the Act of June 16, 1933 (Ch. 90, 48 Stat. 195, formerly codified… …
