Fair Labor Standards Act (1961)
increase in minimum wage from $1 to $1.25
Omnibus Housing Bill (1961)
$3.1 billion spent for development of low income housing, federal housing authority (FHA)
Manpower Development and Training Act (1962)
$4.5 million in vocational education programs
Trade Expansion Act (1962)
lower tariffs by as much as 50%
Area Redevelopment Act
$394 million in creation of new industries
Equal Pay Act (1963)
guarantees equal pay for equal work
National Defense Education Act (1963)
spent $731 million in development of vocational and technical programs (school construction)
Civil Rights Bill
social, economic, and political equality for all races (i.e. public accommodations, job discrimination, voting policies
Department of Urban Affairs
create a new cabinet post to deal with problems with urban areas
Social Security Extension/ Medicare
disability and retirement account, lower the age you could collect from 65 to 62
NASA Funding Increase
$25 billion into the National Aeronautics and Space Association