Social Security Act of 1935
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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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
New Deal legislation
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United States federal statute → |
| administeredBy |
Social Security Board
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| amendedBy |
Social Security Amendments of 1939
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Social Security Amendments of 1950 → Social Security Amendments of 1965 → Social Security Amendments of 1972 → |
| considered |
cornerstone of the American social safety net
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| constitutionalChallenge |
Helvering v. Davis
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Steward Machine Co. v. Davis → |
| country |
United States
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| creates |
Old-Age Reserve Account
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Social Security Board → federal–state unemployment insurance system → |
| createsProgram |
Aid to Dependent Children
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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
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| enactedBy |
74th United States Congress
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| fundingMechanism |
payroll tax on employees
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payroll tax on employers → |
| historicalPeriod |
Great Depression
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| impact |
expanded role of federal government in social welfare policy
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reduced poverty among the elderly in the United States → |
| influencedBy |
Committee on Economic Security recommendations
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European social insurance models → |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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| laterAdministeredBy |
Social Security Administration
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| leadsTo |
creation of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
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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
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| partOf |
New Deal
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| policyArea |
public assistance
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social insurance → social welfare → unemployment insurance → |
| publicLawNumber |
Pub.L. 74–271
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| purpose |
to establish a federal system of old-age benefits
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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
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| signedBy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| signingDate |
1935-08-14
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| statutesAtLargeCitation |
49 Stat. 620
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| titleOfU.S.Code |
42 U.S.C. ch. 7
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| upheldBy |
Supreme Court of the United States
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