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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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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Title II of the Social Security Act partOf Social Security Act of 1935
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
state Disability Determination Services regulatedBy Social Security Act of 1935
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Continuing Disability Reviews legalBasis Social Security Act of 1935
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Robert Ferdinand Wagner notableWork Social Security Act of 1935
this entity surface form: Social Security Act (as co-architect)
Medicare trust funds legalBasis Social Security Act of 1935
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Title XVI of the Social Security Act partOf Social Security Act of 1935
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Title 20 basedOn Social Security Act of 1935
subject surface form: Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Maternal and Child Health Block Grant historicalOrigin Social Security Act of 1935
this entity surface form: original Title V of the Social Security Act of 1935
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 amends Social Security Act of 1935
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Child Care and Development Fund legalBasis Social Security Act of 1935
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Title XIX partOf Social Security Act of 1935
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Social Security Amendments of 1961 amends Social Security Act of 1935
Social Security Amendments of 1967 amends Social Security Act of 1935
Title IV—Child Support Enforcement partOf Social Security Act of 1935
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Public Law 104-193 amends Social Security Act of 1935
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Social Security retirement benefits governedBy Social Security Act of 1935
this entity surface form: Social Security Act
Social Security Amendments of 1954 amends Social Security Act of 1935
Social Security legalBasis Social Security Act of 1935