Chester Alan Arthur1882
Enacts the 1st Federal immigration law
United States of America · Government / Republican Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Enacts the 1st Federal immigration law
Signs the Tariff Act, raises rates
Congress passes the Penleton Act, opens up the civil service to open competition
Emergency Quota Act, restricts immigration to 3% of the nationality within the US
Emergency Tariff Act, increases duties on farm products & other goods
Budget & Accounting Act, creates the Bureau of the Budget & Manual Accounting Office
Wants return to "normalcy", favors protective tariffs & high taxes on war profits
Provides for a 10 year moratorium on building large vessels
Harding signs the Capper-Volstead Act, exempting the farmers from federal antitrust laws permitting them to share prices and orchestrate supply
The Supreme Court unanimously upholds the 19th Amendment to the Constitution that guaranteed the right of women to vote
A supreme court decision to ban alcohol at sea is approved by President Harding
War is outlawed & disputes must be settled peacefully
The Taft-Hartley Act (also known as the Labor-Management Relations Act) is passed over the veto of Harry S. Truman, when it was passed by Congress Truman denounces it as a "slave-labor bill"
Signs military aid legislation
Congress passes the McCarran-Nixon act for registration of Communist organisations
Legislation is passed limiting the Presidents terms in office to two
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