Public service law in the United States

History

• Second Bill of Rights
• Regulation
• Nationalization
• Privatization
• History of US antitrust law

  Administrative law

• Judicial review

  Education

• 1965: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
• 1965: Higher Education Act of 1965
• 1974: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
• 1974: Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974
• 1975: Education for All Handicapped Children Act
• 1978: Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment
• 1980: Department of Education Organization Act
• 1984: Equal Access Act
• 1990: The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act
• 1994: Improving America's Schools Act of 1994
• 2001: No Child Left Behind Act
• 2004: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
• 2005: Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005
• 2006: Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act
• 2007: America COMPETES Act
• 2008: Higher Education Opportunity Act
• 2009: Race to the Top
• 2009: Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act
• 2010: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
• :Category:United States education case law

  Health

• Department of Health
• 1946: Hospital Survey and Construction Act PL 79-725
• 1949: Hospital Construction Act PL 81-380
• 1950: Public Health Services Act Amendments PL 81-692
• 1955: Poliomyelitis Vaccination Assistance Act PL 84-377
• 1956: Health Research Facilities Act PL 84-835
• 1960: Social Security Amendments PL 86-778
• 1961: Community Health Services and Facilities Act PL 87-395
• 1962: Public Health Service Act PL 87-838
• 1962: Vaccination Assistance PL 87-868
• 1963: Mental Retardation Facilities Construction Act/Community Mental Health Centers Act PL 88-164
• 1964: Nurse Training Act PL 88-581
• 1965: Community Health Services and Facilities Act PL 89-109
• 1965: Medicare PL 89-97
• 1965: Mental Health Centers Act Amendments PL 89-105
• 1965: Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke Amendments PL 89-239
• 1966: Comprehensive Health Planning and Service Act PL 89-749
• 1970: Community Mental Health Service Act PL 91-211
• 1970: Family Planning Services and Population Research Act PL 91-572
• 1970: Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act PL 91-695
• 1971: National Cancer Act PL 92-218
• 1974: Research on Aging Act PL 93-296
• 1974: National Health Planning and Resources Development Act PL 93-641
• 1979: Department of Education Organization Act PL 96-88
• 1987: Department of Transportation Appropriations Act PL 100-202
• 1988: Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act PL 100-360
• 1989: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act PL 101-164
• 1996: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act PL 104-191
• 2000: Child Abuse Reform and Enforcement Act P.L. 106-177
• 2010: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act PL 111-148

  Housing

• 1944 – Servicemen's Readjustment Act,
• 1949 – Housing Act,
• 1950 – Housing Act,
• 1951 – Defense Housing Act,
• 1952 – 550 Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act,
• 1954 – Housing Act,
• 1959 – Housing Act,
• 1962 – Senior Citizens Housing Act,
• 1965 – Housing and Urban Development Act,
• 1965 – Department of Housing and Urban Development Act,
• 1968 – Housing and Urban Development Act,
• 1974 – Housing and Urban Development Act,
• 1976 – Housing and Urban Development Act,
• 1986 – Tax Reform Act of 1986,
• * Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
• 1987 – Housing and Community Development Act of 1987,
• 1987 – Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act,
• 1989 – Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989,
• 1990 – Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act,
• 1992 – Housing and Community Development Act of 1992,
• * Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992,
• 2009 – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, abbreviated ARRA,
• * Repairing and modernizing public housing, including increasing the energy efficiency of units, $4 billion to the Department of Housing and Urban Development

  Utilities

• Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935

  Energy

• 1920 – Federal Power Act
• 1946 – Atomic Energy Act PL 79-585
• 1954 – Atomic Energy Act Amendments PL 83-703
• 1956 – Colorado River Storage Project PL 84-485
• 1957 – Atomic Energy Commission Acquisition of Property PL 85-162
• 1957 – Price-Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act PL 85-256
• 1968 – Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act PL 90-481
• 1973 – Mineral Leasing Act Amendments PL 93-153
• 1974 – Energy Reorganization Act PL 93-438
• 1975 – Energy Policy and Conservation Act PL 94-163
• 1977 – Department of Energy Organization Act PL 95-91
• 1978 – National Energy Act PL 95-617, 618, 619, 620, 621
• 1980 – Energy Security Act PL 96-294
• 1989 – Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act PL 101-60
• 1992 – Energy Policy Act of 1992 PL 102-486
• 2000 – National Nuclear Security Administration Act PL 106-65
• 2005 – Energy Policy Act of 2005 PL 109-58
• 2007 – Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 PL 110-140
• 2008 – Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 PL 110-234
• Arizona Public Service Co. v. Snead
• Baltimore Gas & Elec. Co. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
• Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission
• Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group
• Entergy Louisiana, Inc. v. Louisiana Public Service Commission
• Exxon Corp. v. Governor of Maryland
• Federal Power Commission v. Sierra Pacific Power Company
• Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation
• Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.
• Metropolitan Edison Co. v. People Against Nuclear Energy
• North American Co. v. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
• Pacific Gas & Electric v. Public Utilities Commission
• Panama Refining Co. v. Ryan
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin
• Standard Oil Company of New Jersey v. United States
• State Oil Company v. Khan
• National Audubon Society v. Superior Court
• Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill
• Texaco Inc. v. Dagher
• United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Ideal Cement Co.
• United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Memphis Light, Gas, and Water Division
• United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp.
• Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

  Water

• Slaughter-House Cases,

  Transport

• Department of Transport
• 1806 – Cumberland Road
• 1862 – Pacific Railway Act
• 1887 – Interstate Commerce Act
• 1916 – Adamson Railway Labor Act
• 1935 – Motor Carrier Act
• 1946 – Federal Airport Act PL 79-377
• 1950 – Federal Aid to Highway PL 81-769
• 1954 – Saint Lawrence Seaway Act
• 1956 – Federal-Aid to Highway/Interstate Highway Act PL 84-627
• 1957 – Airways Modernization Act PL 85-133
• 1958 – Transportation Act PL 85-625
• 1958 – Federal Aviation Act PL 85-726
• 1959 – Airport Construction Act PL 86-72
• 1964 – Urban Mass Transportation Act PL 88-365
• 1965 – Highway Beautification Act PL 89-285
• 1966 – Department of Transportation established PL 89-670
• 1970 – Urban Mass Transportation Act PL 91-453
• 1970 – Rail Passenger Service Act PL 91-518
• 1970 – Airport and Airway Development Act PL 91-258
• 1973 – Federal Aid Highway Act PL 93-87
• 1973 – Amtrak Improvement Act PL 93-146
• 1973 – Federal Aid Highway Act PL 93-87
• 1974 – National Mass Transportation Assistance Act PL 93-503
• 1976 – Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act PL 94-210
• 1976 – Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act PL 94-435
• 1978 – Airline Deregulation Act PL 95-504
• 1980 – Motor Carrier Act PL 96-296
• 1980 – Staggers Rail Act PL 96-448
• 1982 – Transportation Assistance Act PL 97-424
• 1982 – Bus Regulatory Reform Act PL 97-261
• 1987 – Surface Transportation Act PL 100-17
• 1991 – Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act PL 102-240
• 1998 – Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century PL 105-178
• 2000 – Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century PL 106-181
• 2002 – Homeland Security Act
• 2005 – Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

  Communications

Telecomms

• Communications Act of 1934
• Telecommunications Act of 1996
• COPE Act of 2006
• Telecommunications Act of 2005
• Comcast Corp. v. FCC
• Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations
• Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations
• Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation
• Hush-A-Phone v. United States
• National Broadcasting Co. v. United States
• National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X Internet Services
• Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission
• SBC Communications, Inc. v. FCC
• Schurz Communications, Incorporated v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America
• Smith v. Maryland
• Turner Broadcasting v. Federal Communications Commission
• United States v. Southwestern Cable Co.
• USTA v. FCC
• Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC
• Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC
• Verizon Communications v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP

  Media

• Federal Radio Commission
• Media cross-ownership in the United States

  Agriculture and environment

• 1890, 1891, 1897, 1906 Meat Inspection Act
• 1906: Pure Food and Drug Act
• 1914: Cotton Futures Act
• 1916: Federal Farm Loan Act
• 1917: Food Control and Production Acts
• 1921: Packers and Stockyards Act
• 1922: Grain Futures Act
• 1922: National Agricultural Conference
• 1923: Agricultural Credits Act
• 1930: Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act
• 1930: Foreign Agricultural Service Act
• 1933: Agricultural Adjustment Act
• 1933: Farm Credit Act
• 1935: Resettlement Administration
• 1936: Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act
• 1937: Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act
• 1941: National Victory Garden Program
• 1941: Steagall Amendment
• 1946: Farmers Home Administration
• 1946: National School Lunch Act PL 79-396
• 1946: Research and Marketing Act
• 1948: Hope-Aiken Agriculture Act PL 80-897
• 1956: Soil Bank Program authorized
• 1957: Poultry Inspection Act
• 1947: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act PL 80-104
• 1949: Agricultural Act PL 81-439
• 1954: Food for Peace Act PL 83-480
• 1954: Agricultural Act PL 83-690
• 1956: Mutual Security Act PL 84-726
• 1957: Poultry Products Inspection Act PL 85-172
• 1958: Food Additives Amendment PL 85-929
• 1958: Humane Slaughter Act
• 1958: Agricultural Act PL 85-835
• 1961: Agricultural Act PL 87-128
• 1964: Agricultural Act PL 88-297
• 1964: Food Stamp Act PL 88-525
• 1964: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Extension PL 88-305
• 1965: Appalachian Regional Development Act
• 1965: Food and Agriculture Act PL 89-321
• 1966: Child Nutrition Act PL 89-642
• 1967: Wholesome Meat Act PL 90-201
• 1968: Wholesome Poultry Products Act PL 90-492
• 1970: Agricultural Act PL 91-524
• 1972: Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act PL 92-516
• 1970: Environmental Quality Improvement Act
• 1970: Food Stamp Act PL 91-671
• 1972: Rural Development Act
• 1972: Rural Development Act Reform 3.31
• 1972: National School Lunch Act Amendments PL 92-433
• 1973: Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act PL 93-86
• 1974: Safe Drinking Water Act PL 93-523
• 1977: Food and Agriculture Act PL 95-113
• 1985: Food Security Act PL 99-198
• 1996: Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act PL 104-127
• 1996: Food Quality Protection Act PL 104-170
• 2000: Agriculture Risk Protection Act PL 106-224
• 2002: Farm Security and Rural Investment Act PL 107-171
• 2008: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 PL 110-246
• 2010: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 PL 111-296

  Taxation