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Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), 1964
(VISTA) was set up as a domestic Peace Corps. Schools in impoverished American regions would now receive volunteer teaching attention. Federal funds were sent to struggling communities to attack unemployment and illiteracy. -
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, 1966
was enacted to reduce traffic accidents as well as the number of deaths and injuries to persons involved in traffic accidents. The act required regulators to establish federal motor vehicle safety standards to protect the public against "unreasonable risk of accidents occurring as a result of the design, construction or performance of motor vehicles" and also against "unreasonable risk of death or injury ... in the event accidents do occur." -
Immigration Act of 1965
This act, also known as the Hart-Cellar Act [1], not only allows more individuals from third world countries to enter the US (including Asians, who have traditionally been hindered from entering America), but also entails a separate quota for refugees. The Immigration Act of 1965 became law on July 1, 1968. [10] Even though the Immigration Act of 1965 was not implemented to bring an immediate end to discrimination, it was definitely seen as a major contributor in ending it. -
Economic Opportunity Act, 1964
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
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Water Quality Act, 1965
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Clean Water Restoration Act, 1966
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Medicare, 1965
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 1965
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Medicaid, 1965
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The National Foundations of the Arts and Humanities, 1965
