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The Economic Stimulus Appropriations Act of 1977 was a stimulus package enacted by the 95th Congress and signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on 13 May 1977. [1] Developed in response to the longest and deepest economic recession post World War II, the primary objective of the stimulus package was to provide the economy with a boost.
Along with Carter, he sought to change U.S. policy towards Africa, emphasizing human rights concerns over Cold War issues. [162] In 1978, Carter became the first sitting president to make an official state visit to sub-Saharan Africa, [163] a reflection of the region's new importance under the Carter administration's foreign policy. [164]
The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 (MHSA) was legislation signed by American President Jimmy Carter which provided grants to community mental health centers. In 1981 President Ronald Reagan, who had made major efforts during his governorship to reduce funding and enlistment for California mental institutions, pushed a political effort through the Democratically controlled House of ...
Former President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100 on Sunday, and his White House tenure, which was marked by high inflation, has drawn parallels to President Joe Biden's.
A presidential determination is a determination resulting in an official policy or position of the executive branch of the United States government. [2] A presidential proclamation is a statement issued by a president on a matter of public policy issued under specific authority granted to the president by Congress and typically on a matter of ...
An April 20, 1979, White House photo of Carter and a rabbit from the Carter Library. (Jimmy Carter Library) But the Washington Post turned it into a front-page scandal of sorts, headlining its ...
President Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, photographed at the Peninsula Hotel in New York on March 26, 2018. Carter ...
The Tax Reduction and Simplification Act of 1977 was passed by the 95th United States Congress and signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on May 23, 1977. [1]It replaced the percentage standard deduction and minimum standard deduction with a single standard deduction of $3,200 (joint returns) and temporarily extended the general tax credit (maximum of $35/capita or 2% of $9,000 income ...