The United States Congress passed the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
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US President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, which was introduced to stop voting discrimination against minority groups.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Tennessee Valley Act to build dams.
The 9/11 victim compensation fund was extended indefinitely by the US Senate.
The UK Parliament passed the Military Service Act of 1916, introducing conscription in the UK.
The Defence of the Realm Act was introduced in Britain.
