Ronald Reagan's Legislative Masterpieces Laws that Reshaped the Nation

The tax cuts went through in 1981 but were partially repealed in 1982. In his “plan,” Reagan promised to cut two Cabinet departments (Energy and ... Congress enacted the Immigration Reform and Control Act (also known as the Simpson-Mazzoli Act or the Reagan Amnesty) and President Ronald Reagan signed it into ... Industrial home-work rules were revised to allow home-work in certain garment trades. Deregulation under ERISA reduced paperwork and encouraged formation of new ... Most important we should urge all our friends to do the same and if we belong to organizations get them to pass resolutions endorsing the bill and send these ... There are those who would question as to whether or not the social security bill was the most important bill that ever did pass the Congress of the United ... During his two terms in office, Reagan successfully advocated increasing the Defense Department budget by 35%. The United States supported Afghan resistance ... Reagan signs the Tax Equity & Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA). Reagan signs into law a five cents per gallon gasoline tax increase. Ronald Reagan's FCC ended the rule in 1987, and Reagan vetoed a bi-partisan bill to reinstate it. ... introduced a bill that would have given ... Another Reagan legacy was the expansion of the alternative minimum tax. When Ronald Reagan signed the Tax Reform Act of 1986, the AMT was expanded to ... President Clinton signs the Brady Bill into law as James Brady looks on. On November 30th, 1993, President Clinton signed the Brady Bill into law, upholding ...