progressive Era Reformse by Abdul Jabar Rahmani

tenement act (1901)

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New York Progressive Era law outlawed the construction of the dumbbell-shaped style tenement housing and set minimum size requirements for tenement housing.

pure food and drug act (1906)

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the U.S. government passed the Pure Food and Drug Act, the first in a series of legislation designed to regulate the quality of food and pharmaceutical products.

meat inspection act (1906)

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The Federal Meat Inspection Act is an American law that makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food

department of labor (1903)

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administers federal labor laws to guarantee workers' rights to fair, safe, and healthy working conditions

federal reserve act (1913)

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The Federal Reserve Act was intended to prevent a national financial crises and promote economic stability.

16th amendment (July 2, 1909)

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Sixteenth Amendment Income Tax The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

17th amendment (April 8, 1913)

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It allowed for senators to be elected by the people living in the state they represent rather than take office by appointment of the state's legislature.

adamson act (1916)

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to establish an eight-hour working day for railroad workers.

federal trade commission (1914)

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protecting the public from deceptive or unfair business practices and from unfair methods of competition through law enforcement, advocacy, research, and education.

Clayton Antitrust Act (1914)

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responsible for making sure that companies behave themselves and that there is fair competition in the marketplace,

Keating Owens Act (1916)

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restricted child labor through its power to regulate interstate commerce. The act limited children's working hours and prohibited the interstate sale of goods produced by child labor.

18th Amendment (1919)

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The Eighteenth Amendment—which illegalized the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol

19th amendment

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Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote.