Social Security Act of 1935

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New Deal legislation United States federal statute

The Social Security Act of 1935 is a landmark U.S. New Deal law that established a federal system of old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid to vulnerable groups, forming the foundation of the modern American social safety net.

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Label Occurrences
Social Security Act of 1935 canonical 37
Social Security Act 27
Social Security 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New Deal legislation ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ
administeredBy Social Security Board ⓘ
amendedBy Social Security Amendments of 1939 ⓘ
Social Security Amendments of 1950 ⓘ
Social Security Amendments of 1965 ⓘ
Social Security Amendments of 1972 ⓘ
considered cornerstone of the American social safety net ⓘ
constitutionalChallenge Helvering v. Davis ⓘ
Steward Machine Co. v. Davis ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creates Old-Age Reserve Account ⓘ
Social Security Board ⓘ
federal–state unemployment insurance system ⓘ
createsProgram Aid to Dependent Children ⓘ
Aid to the Blind ⓘ
Old-Age Benefits program ⓘ
Title V maternal and child health services ⓘ
Title VI public health work grants ⓘ
effectiveDate 1935-08-14 ⓘ
enactedBy 74th United States Congress ⓘ
fundingMechanism payroll tax on employees ⓘ
payroll tax on employers ⓘ
historicalPeriod Great Depression ⓘ
impact expanded role of federal government in social welfare policy ⓘ
reduced poverty among the elderly in the United States ⓘ
influencedBy Committee on Economic Security recommendations ⓘ
European social insurance models ⓘ
jurisdiction United States government ⓘ
surface form: federal government of the United States
laterAdministeredBy Social Security Administration ⓘ
leadsTo creation of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance ⓘ
creation of modern Social Security program ⓘ
longTitle An Act to provide for the general welfare by establishing a system of Federal old-age benefits, and by enabling the several States to make more adequate provision for aged persons, blind persons, dependent and crippled children, maternal and child welfare, public health, and the administration of their unemployment compensation laws; to establish a Social Security Board; to raise revenue; and for other purposes ⓘ
partOf New Deal ⓘ
policyArea public assistance ⓘ
social insurance ⓘ
social welfare ⓘ
unemployment insurance ⓘ
publicLawNumber Social Security Act of 1935 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pub.L. 74–271
purpose to establish a federal system of old-age benefits ⓘ
to provide aid to dependent children ⓘ
to provide aid to the blind ⓘ
to provide unemployment insurance ⓘ
to support maternal and child welfare programs ⓘ
to support public health services ⓘ
shortTitle Social Security Act of 1935 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Social Security Act
signedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
signingDate 1935-08-14 ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 49 Stat. 620 ⓘ
titleOfU.S.Code 42 U.S.C. ch. 7 ⓘ
upheldBy Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt → notablePolicy → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
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New Deal → hasPart → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Social Security Act of 1935 → shortTitle → Social Security Act of 1935 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Social Security Act of 1935 → publicLawNumber → Social Security Act of 1935 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pub.L. 74–271
Great Depression → hasKeyEvent → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
American liberalism → supports → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Security
74th United States Congress → passed → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Social Security Board → legalBasis → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Social Security Board → namedAfter → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Security
Helvering v. Davis → relatedLegislation → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Old-Age Reserve Account → legislatedBy → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Aid to Dependent Children → createdBy → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Aid to Dependent Children → partOf → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Steward Machine Co. v. Davis → relatedStatute → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Franklin → implementedPolicy → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
subject surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin → signatureLegislation → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
subject surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Social Security Administration → legalBasis → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Social Security Amendments of 1939 → follows → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Social Security Amendments of 1939 → amends → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Social Security Amendments of 1950 → follows → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
ADC → legalBasis → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
subject surface form: Aid to Dependent Children
Committee on Economic Security → legislativeOutcome → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Social Security Amendments of 1965 → amends → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
United States Social Security system → legalBasis → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Social Security Amendments of 1972 → amends → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Steward Machine Company → subjectMatter → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
subject surface form: Steward Machine Co. v. Davis
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Steward Machine Company → relatedTo → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Title IX of the Social Security Act → partOf → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Title IV of the Social Security Act → partOf → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Title IV of the Social Security Act → enactedAsPartOf → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
General Welfare Clause doctrine → supportsConstitutionalityOf → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Roosevelt administration → significantEvent → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
SSA → establishedBy → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Social Security number → governingLaw → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Medicare Part B → governingLaw → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Public Health Service Act → relatedTo → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
CES → legislativeOutcome → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
subject surface form: Committee on Economic Security
Emergency Relief Act of 1933 → relatedTo → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Public Law 89-97 → amends → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Title XIX of the Social Security Act → partOf → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act → partOf → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Employment and Training Administration (historically, for some functions) → legalAuthority → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
subject surface form: Employment and Training Administration
this entity surface form: Social Security Act (unemployment insurance provisions)
Social Security Act amendments → appliesTo → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
SSI → disabilityStandardDefinedBy → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
subject surface form: Supplemental Security Income
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Federal Unemployment Tax Act → relatedTo → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Public Welfare Amendments of 1962 → amends → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Public Law 111-148 → amends → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Federal Medical Assistance Percentage → definedIn → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Social Security Trust Funds → legalBasis → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
Commissioner of Social Security → legalBasis → Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Security Act