NRA

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New Deal agency U.S. federal government agency

The NRA was a New Deal U.S. government agency created during the Great Depression to regulate industry, set fair wages and prices, and stimulate economic recovery.

Aliases (1)

National Recovery Administration ×47

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Deal agency → U.S. federal government agency →
abbreviation	NRA →
affectedBy	Great Depression →
appliesTo	industrial sector of the United States →
contributedTo	expansion of federal role in the economy →
country	United States →
createdBy	National Industrial Recovery Act →
createdUnderAdministrationOf	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
criticizedFor	bureaucratic complexity → favoring large businesses →
declaredUnconstitutionalInCase	Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States →
declaredUnconstitutionalYear	1935 →
dissolved	1935 →
employerOf	Hugh S. Johnson →
executiveOrderSupport	Franklin D. Roosevelt executive actions →
firstAdministrator	Hugh S. Johnson →
fullName	National Recovery Administration →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
historicalPeriod	Great Depression →
implementedPolicy	collective bargaining protections → industrial codes → maximum hours standards → minimum wage standards →
inception	1933 →
introducedConcept	codes of fair competition →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
legalBasis	National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 →
legislativeBranchInvolved	United States Congress →
mainGoal	regulate industry → set fair wages and prices → stimulate economic recovery →
motto	We Do Our Part →
notableFor	Blue Eagle publicity campaign → use of voluntary compliance campaigns →
opposedBy	some business groups →
parentOrganization	Executive branch of the United States government →
partOf	New Deal →
policyArea	industrial regulation → labor regulation → price regulation → wage regulation →
programType	economic recovery program →
reasonForDissolution	declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court →
replacedBy	other New Deal agencies and legislation →
symbol	Blue Eagle →
timePeriod	First New Deal →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Recovery Administration → National Recovery Administration →	abbreviation
National Industrial Recovery Act →	abbreviationOfAgencyCreated
Blue Eagle →	abbreviationOfUser