A Selection of Laws Passed Since 1930
48 landmark laws, court decisions, and executive actions that shaped the American economy.
1930LawSmoot-Hawley Tariff Acttrade1933LawGlass-Steagall Actfinance1934LawSecurities Exchange Act of 1934finance1934LawReciprocal Trade Agreements Acttrade1934LawNational Housing Act of 1934housing1935LawWagner Actlabor1935LawSocial Security Actsafety-net1938LawFair Labor Standards Actlabor1944LawGI Billsafety-net1947LawTaft-Hartley Actlabor1956LawBank Holding Company Actfinance1959LawLandrum-Griffin Actlabor1962LawTrade Expansion Act of 1962trade1964LawRevenue Act of 1964tax1964LawCivil Rights Act of 1964safety-net1965LawMedicare and Medicaidhealthcare1968LawFair Housing Acthousing1970LawOSHA Actlabor1972LawFederal Election Campaign Actcampaign-finance1974LawERISAhealthcare1975LawTrade Act of 1974trade1976CourtBuckley v. Valeocampaign-finance1977LawCommunity Reinvestment Acthousing1980LawDIDMCAfinance1981ExecPATCO Strike & Firinglabor1982LawGarn-St. Germain Actfinance1986LawCOBRAhealthcare1986LawTax Reform Act of 1986tax, housing1993LawOBRA 1993tax1993LawNAFTAlabor, trade1996LawHIPAAhealthcare1996LawWelfare Reform Actsafety-net1999LawGramm-Leach-Bliley Actfinance2000LawPNTR with Chinalabor, trade2000LawCommodity Futures Modernization Actfinance2001LawEGTRRA (Bush Tax Cuts I)tax2002LawMcCain-Feingold Actcampaign-finance2003LawJGTRRA (Bush Tax Cuts II)tax2008LawHERAhousing2010CourtCitizens United v. FECcampaign-finance2010LawAffordable Care Acthealthcare2010LawDodd-Frank Actfinance, housing2013LawAmerican Taxpayer Relief Acttax2013CourtShelby County v. Holdercampaign-finance2017LawTax Cuts and Jobs Acttax2020LawUSMCAtrade2021LawAmerican Rescue Plansafety-net2022LawInflation Reduction Acthealthcare