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42 U.S.C. § 905

Section 905 · 905, 905a. Transferred

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Civil Rights Act of 1991 (CRA 1991)
Overrode several restrictive Supreme Court decisions and expanded damages (including compensatory and punitive) under Title VII and other anti-discrimination statutes.
42 U.S.C. (amends Title VII and other anti-discrimination statutes)
Social Security Amendments of 1965 (Medicare and Medicaid) (Medicare/Medicaid)
Added Title XVIII (Medicare) and Title XIX (Medicaid) to the Social Security Act. Codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395 et seq. and §§ 1396 et seq.
42 U.S.C. §§ 1395 et seq.; §§ 1396 et seq.
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA)
Welfare reform: replaced AFDC with TANF, imposed work requirements and time limits, restricted immigrant benefits.
42 U.S.C. ch. 7, subch. IV
Social Security Act of 1935 (SSA)
Established federal social-insurance and welfare programs including Old-Age Insurance, Unemployment Insurance, and Aid to Dependent Children. Codified primarily at 42 U.S.C. ch. 7.
42 U.S.C. ch. 7

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