The present Federal program of vocational education began in 1917 with the passage of the Smith-Hughes Act, which provided a continuing annual appropriation of $7 million to support, on a matching basis, state-administered programs of vocational education in agriculture, trades, industrial skills and home economics.

Since its passage, several legal challenges have been brought against the act, and Federal courts have ruled that a number of provisions are unconstitutional.

Wilson secured passage of the Federal Reserve Act in late 1913.

At a July 13, 2004, Senate Banking Committee hearing on the effects of the GLBA five years after passage, the Legislative Director of the Consumer Federation cited Roger Ferguson ’ s 2003 speech and stated the “ extravagant promises ” of universal banking had “ proven to be mostly hype .” He noted that advocates of repealing Sections 20 and 32 had said “ anks, securities firms, and insurance companies would merge into financial services supermarkets ” and, after five years, some mergers had occurred “ but mostly within the banking industry, not across sectors .” Within the banking industry, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan testified to Congress in 2004 that commercial bank consolidation had “ slowed sharply in the past five years .”

Since the passage of the Illinois Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act and the subsequent Federal Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005, the purchase of pseudoephedrine in the United States is restricted.

" Slavery was a contentious issue in the politics of the United States from the 1770s through the 1860s, becoming a topic of debate in the drafting of the Constitution ( with the slave trade protected for 20 years and slaves being counted toward Congressional apportionment ); a subject of Federal legislation, such as the ban on the trans-Atlantic slave trade in 1808 and the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 ; and a subject of landmark US Supreme Court cases, such as the Dred Scott decision of 1857.

Her experience inspired passage of the Notification and Federal Employee Anti-discrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 ( No FEAR Act ).

Airline safety regulation would come much later with passage of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, which created the Federal Aviation Administration.

With the passage of the National Probation Act on March 5, 1925, signed by President Calvin Coolidge, the U. S. Federal Probation Service was established.

On November 11, 1994, three days after the bill's passage, Federal Judge Matthew Byrne issued a temporary restraining order against institution of the measure, which was filed by State Attorney General Dan Lungren.

The contentious session ended with only a few accomplishments, including passage of a fetal homicide law, an anti-price gouging measure, and a law barring the state public service commission from regulating broadband Internet providers beyond what restrictions were put in place by the Federal Communications Commission.

* The Employment Act of 1946 created a clear legal obligation on the part of the federal government to use all practical means ‘ to promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power .’ The Act also established “ the basic core of machinery for such economic planning – the Council of Economic Advisers working directly for the President, and the joint Committee on the Economic report in Congress .” Under the Employment Act, within two decades following its passage, swift measures taken by the Federal Reserve authorities and by the administration in charge held in check four recessions, those of 1948-49, 1953 – 54, 1957 – 58, and 1960-61.

GSA became an independent agency on July 1, 1949, after the passage of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act.

" Little was actually done to abate this pollution for the next 72 years, until the passage of the Clean Water Act began to spur some action on the part of States and the Federal Government to clean up polluted rivers and streams.

Major events included passage of elements of the Contract with America and a budget impasse between Congress and the Clinton Administration that resulted in the Federal government shutdown of 1995 and 1996.

Although hailed by the PWG on the day of congressional passage as “ important legislation ” to allow “ the United States to maintain its competitive position in the over-the-counter derivative markets ”, by 2001 the collapse of Enron brought public attention to the CFMA ’ s treatment of energy derivatives in the “ Enron Loophole .” Following the Federal Reserve ’ s emergency loans to “ rescue ” American International Group ( AIG ) in September, 2008, the CFMA has received even more widespread criticism for its treatment of credit default swaps and other OTC derivatives.

HCI was the chief supporter of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, known as the " Brady Bill ", enacted in 1993 after a seven-year debate ; and successfully lobbied for passage of the first-ever Federal Assault Weapons Ban, banning the manufacture and importation of so-called military-style assault weapons, a provision that critics called " arbitrary " and " symbolic ".

The United States Congress, through the passage of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, known as the Miner's Act, created the Mine Safety and Health Administration ( MSHA ) under the US Department of Labor.

This led to the passage of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1938.

The War of Independence and later the civil wars of the 19th century ( including the Federal War that began in Coro ) leaving the city deserted and destroyed its field, which plunged her into a period of decline that would recover the half-well into the 20th century with the construction of oil refineries in the Paraguaná Peninsula and the changes in Venezuela following the passage of a rural to an urban and oil country.

That provision was disallowed by a Federal appeals court decision that was not appealed, and escaped Supreme Court review until 32 years after passage, when another appeals court ( the Fourth Circuit, covering states from South Carolina to Maryland ) failed to follow suit and reversed one of its district courts in Dickerson v. United States.

Federal jurisdiction is derived from the powers to regulate navigation and shipping, fisheries, and the governing of the northern territories, which has resulted in the passage of:

The approaching era of jet travel, and a series of midair collisions, prompted passage of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958.

* 1968: Nathan K. ( Nick ) Kotz, Des Moines Register and Tribune, " for his reporting of unsanitary conditions in many meat packing plants, which helped insure the passage of the Federal Wholesome Meat Act of 1967.

Growing concerns, both environmental and economic, from cites and towns as well as sportsman and other local groups, and senators such as Maine's Edmund S. Muskie, led to passage of extensive legislation, notably the Clean Air Act of 1970 and the Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972.

This is reflected in the NSW Government Department of Water and Energy's newly released greywater diversion rules, and the recent passage of greywater legislation in Montana.

The work included: " The Back passage into Downing street to be repaired and a new door ; a New Necessary House to be made ; To take down the Useless passage formerly made for the Maids of Honour to go into Downing Street, when the Queen lived at the Cockpit ; To New Cast a great Lead Cistern & pipes and to lay the Water into the house & a new frame for ye Cistern.

The league promoted the passage of the Clean Water Act of 1987 and Kyoto Protocol.

Some industrial facilities discharged wastes into the tributaries during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, prior to passage to the 1972 Clean Water Act.

The water quality of the bay began to improve with the passage of the Clean Water Act.

The rivers provided passage deep into all parts of eastern and western Pennsylvania, as well as east and northeast into the Delaware Water Gap and the western Catskills.

The pollution has been somewhat abated by the passage of the Connecticut Clean Water Act of 1967, and by the Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, which provided the legal authority to take measures to clean up the river's watershed.

Despite the passage of the Clean Water Act in 1973 and the closing of the major industrial polluter in 1986, Onondaga Lake is still one of the most polluted lakes in the United States.

After the construction of Long Lake Dam in 1915 by Washington Water Power blocked upstream passage, the river's salmon populations disappeared completely.

The city also expanded its municipal-owned public utility system ( the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ), and Cryer was instrumental in the passage of the legislation that provided for the construction of the Hoover Dam and All-American Canal, providing water and electricity to Los Angeles.

He oversaw the passage of a $ 150 million water pollution bond issue to provide state matching funds for sewage control construction projects, and created the state ’ s Clean Water Commission to enforce water pollution laws.

The passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972 signaled the beginning of US efforts to improve the quality of its waterways.

* The short story, " The Netherlands Lives with Water ," by Jim Shepard, contains a passage describing the event.

With the passage of the National Reclamation Act of 1902, funding for reclamation projects with low-interest government loans paved the way for the creation of the Salt River Valley Water Users ' Association the following year.

As chairman, he shepherded the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, better known as the Clean Water Act, to passage in 1972.

In 1871, following a severe drought in California, he initiated work on the surveying for an irrigation scheme in the San Joaquin Valley, and his lobbying was successful in securing the passage through Congress in 1873 of an Act to set up a Water Commission to advise on the irrigation of California.

With passage of the U. S. Safe Drinking Water Act in 2001, TOC analysis emerged as a rapid and accurate alternative to the classical but lengthy biological oxygen demand ( BOD ) and chemical oxygen demand ( COD ) tests traditionally reserved for assessing the pollution potential of wastewaters.

He was identified as the fat officer who had fired hunting weapons at the attackers, and his body was found in a choked tunnel-like passage near the Water Gate.