Public service law in the United States
# Public service law in the United States

Public service law in the United States is the body of law, primarily based on a multitude of statutes, which establishes and organizes the delivery of public services 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 (ESEA)
* 1965: Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) (Pub. L. No. 89-329)
* 1974: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
* 1974: Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 (EEOA)
* 1975: Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) (Pub. L. No. 94-142)
* 1978: Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment
* 1980: Department of Education Organization Act (Pub. L. No. 96-88)
* 1984: Equal Access Act
* 1990: The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act)
* 1994: Improving America's Schools Act of 1994
* 2001: No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
* 2004: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
* 2005: Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 (HERA) (Pub. L. No. 109-171)
* 2006: Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act
* 2007: America COMPETES Act
* 2008: Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) (Pub. L. No. 110-315)
* 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 (Hill-Burton 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 (Kerr-Mill aid) 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 (removed education functions) 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, Pub. L. 78–346
* 1949 – Housing Act, Pub. L. 81–171
* 1950 – Housing Act, Pub. L. 81–475
* 1951 – Defense Housing Act, Pub. L. 82–139
* 1952 – 550 Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act, Pub. L. 82–325
* 1954 – Housing Act, Pub. L. 83–560
* 1959 – Housing Act, Pub. L. 86–372
* 1962 – Senior Citizens Housing Act, Pub. L. 87–723
* 1965 – Housing and Urban Development Act, Pub. L. 89–117
* 1965 – Department of Housing and Urban Development Act, Pub. L. 89–174
* 1968 – Housing and Urban Development Act, Pub. L. 90–448
* 1974 – Housing and Urban Development Act, Pub.L. 93-383
* 1976 – Housing and Urban Development Act, Pub.L. 94-375
* 1986 – Tax Reform Act of 1986, Pub.L. 99-514
   * Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
* 1987 – Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, Pub. L. 100–242
* 1987 – Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, Pub. L. 100–77
* 1989 – Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, Pub. L. 101–235
* 1990 – Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, Pub. L. 101–625
* 1992 – Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, Pub. L. 102–550
   * Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, U.S. Code: Title 12, Chapter 46
* 2009 – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, abbreviated ARRA, Pub. L. 111–5 (text) (PDF)
   * Repairing and modernizing public housing, including increasing the energy efficiency of units, $4 billion to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

## Utilities

* Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935

### Energy

* 1920 – Federal Power Act
* 1946 – Atomic Energy Act PL 79-585 (created the Atomic Energy Commission)
* 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 (Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline Authorization) PL 93-153
* 1974 – Energy Reorganization Act PL 93-438 (Split the AEC into the Energy Research and Development Administration and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
* 1975 – Energy Policy and Conservation Act PL 94-163
* 1977 – Department of Energy Organization Act PL 95-91 (Dismantled ERDA and replaced it with the Department of Energy)
* 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, 83 U.S. 36 (1873)

## 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 (PL 107-296)
* 2005 – Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (PL 109-59)

## Communications

### Telecomms

* Communications Act of 1934
* Telecommunications Act of 1996
* COPE Act of 2006 (Communications Act of 2006)
* Telecommunications Act of 2005
* Comcast Corp. v. FCC
* Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations (2009)
* Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations (2012)
* 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 (2002)
* Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC (2014)
* 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 (AAA)
* 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 (Section 416 (b))
* 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 (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children) 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
