Social legislation (U.S.)

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Social legislation in the United States consists of acts of Congress, state legislatures or local legislative bodies directed at resolving or in other ways dealing with social problems and issues. In most discussions, social legislation in the United States is said to be concerned with Health, Income maintenance, Housing, Education, Employment and Training and Personal Care of dependent populations including the unwell or infirm elderly, mentally ill, orphaned, neglected or abused children and other dependent populations,


The following Congressional Acts are important in U.S. social policy: