Student's guide to landmark congressional laws on youth

Social Security Act (1935)

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (1938)

National School Lunch Act (1946) and Child Nutrition Act(1966)

Medicaid (1965) and Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment for Children (EPSDT) (1967 and 1989)

National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (1986)

Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act (1992) and Clean Air Act Amendments (1990)

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments (1996) and Food Quality Protection Act (1996)

State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (1997)

Fourteenth Amendment (1868), Child Citizenship Act (2000), and Intercountry Adoption Act (2000)

Twenty-sixth Amendment (1971)

Military Selective Service Act (1980)

Uniform Drinking Age Act (1984) and Federal Zero Tolerance Law (1995)

Fair Housing Act Amendments (1988)

Head Start (1965)

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (1965)

Higher Education Act (HEA) (1965)

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (1973)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (1975)

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (1990)