Progressive Legislation
1901	New York State Tenement House Law	Requires fire escapes, lights in dark hallways, a window in each room
1902	Maryland Workmen's Compensation Law	Provide benefits for workers injured on the job
	Wisconsin Direct Primary Law	Allows voters to select candidates
	Oregon Initiative and Referendum laws	Gives voters power to initiate legislation and vote on important issues
	Newlands Act	Funds irrigation projects in West
1903	Oregon women's labor law	Limits work for women in industry to 10 hours a day
	Elkins Act	Strengthens Interstate Commerce Act
1906	Hepburn Act	Authorizes Interstate Commerce Commission to set maximum railroad rates
	Pure Food and Drug Act	Prohibits sale of adulterated or fraudulently labeled foods and drugs
	Meat Inspection Act	Enforces sanitary conditions in meatpacking plants
1910	Mann Act	Prohibits interstate transportation of women for immoral purposes
1913	16th Amendment	Authorizes federal income tax
1915	Seaman's Act	Regulates conditions of maritime workers
1916	Federal Farm Loan Act	Provide farmers with low interest loans
	Federal Child Labor Law	Barred products produced by children from interstate commerce (declared unconstitutional in 1918)
1919	18th Amendment	Prohibited sale and production of intoxicating liquors
1920	19th Amendment	Gave women the right to vote