<Table> Clean Air Act <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Long title </Th> <Td> An Act to improve , strengthen , and accelerate programs for the prevention and abatement of air pollution . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Acronyms ( colloquial ) </Th> <Td> CAA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nicknames </Th> <Td> Clean Air Act of 1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Enacted by </Th> <Td> the 88th United States Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Effective </Th> <Td> December 17 , 1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Citations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Public law </Th> <Td> 88 - 206 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Statutes at Large </Th> <Td> 77 Stat. 392 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Codification </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Titles amended </Th> <Td> 42 U.S.C. : Public Health and Social Welfare </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S.C. sections amended </Th> <Td> 42 U.S.C. ch. 85 , subch . I § 7401 et seq . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Legislative history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Introduced in the House as H.R. 6518 by Kenneth A. Roberts ( D -- AL ) on July 9 , 1963 </Li> <Li> Committee consideration by House Energy and Commerce </Li> <Li> Passed the House on July 24 , 1963 ( 275 - 104 ) </Li> <Li> Passed the Senate on November 19 , 1963 ( passed voice vote , in lieu of S. 432 ) </Li> <Li> Reported by the joint conference committee on December 5 , 1963 ; agreed to by the House on December 10 , 1963 ( 276 - 112 ) and by the Senate on December 10 , 1963 ( passed voice vote ) </Li> <Li> Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on December 17 , 1963 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Major amendments </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act of 1965 ( 79 Stat. 992 , Pub. L. 89 -- 272 ) Air Quality Act of 1967 ( 81 Stat. 485 , Pub. L. 90 -- 148 ) Clean Air Act Extension of 1970 ( 84 Stat. 1676 , Pub. L. 91 -- 604 ) Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 ( 91 Stat. 685 , Pub. L. 95 -- 95 ) Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 ( 104 Stat. 2468 , Pub. L. 101 -- 549 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> United States Supreme Court cases </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Union Elec . Co. v. EPA , 427 U.S. 246 ( 1976 ) Chevron USA v. Natural Resources Defense Council , 467 U.S. 837 ( 1984 ) Whitman v. American Trucking Ass'ns , Inc. , 531 U.S. 457 ( 2001 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> Clean Air Act <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Long title </Th> <Td> An Act to improve , strengthen , and accelerate programs for the prevention and abatement of air pollution . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Acronyms ( colloquial ) </Th> <Td> CAA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nicknames </Th> <Td> Clean Air Act of 1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Enacted by </Th> <Td> the 88th United States Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Effective </Th> <Td> December 17 , 1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Citations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Public law </Th> <Td> 88 - 206 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Statutes at Large </Th> <Td> 77 Stat. 392 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Codification </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Titles amended </Th> <Td> 42 U.S.C. : Public Health and Social Welfare </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S.C. sections amended </Th> <Td> 42 U.S.C. ch. 85 , subch . I § 7401 et seq . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Legislative history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Introduced in the House as H.R. 6518 by Kenneth A. Roberts ( D -- AL ) on July 9 , 1963 </Li> <Li> Committee consideration by House Energy and Commerce </Li> <Li> Passed the House on July 24 , 1963 ( 275 - 104 ) </Li> <Li> Passed the Senate on November 19 , 1963 ( passed voice vote , in lieu of S. 432 ) </Li> <Li> Reported by the joint conference committee on December 5 , 1963 ; agreed to by the House on December 10 , 1963 ( 276 - 112 ) and by the Senate on December 10 , 1963 ( passed voice vote ) </Li> <Li> Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on December 17 , 1963 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Major amendments </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act of 1965 ( 79 Stat. 992 , Pub. L. 89 -- 272 ) Air Quality Act of 1967 ( 81 Stat. 485 , Pub. L. 90 -- 148 ) Clean Air Act Extension of 1970 ( 84 Stat. 1676 , Pub. L. 91 -- 604 ) Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 ( 91 Stat. 685 , Pub. L. 95 -- 95 ) Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 ( 104 Stat. 2468 , Pub. L. 101 -- 549 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> United States Supreme Court cases </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Union Elec . Co. v. EPA , 427 U.S. 246 ( 1976 ) Chevron USA v. Natural Resources Defense Council , 467 U.S. 837 ( 1984 ) Whitman v. American Trucking Ass'ns , Inc. , 531 U.S. 457 ( 2001 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who was president when the clean air act was passed
who was president when the clean air act was passed
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson