Emergency Relief Act of 1933
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The Emergency Relief Act of 1933 was a New Deal law that provided federal funds to states to support direct relief for the unemployed and laid the groundwork for large-scale federal welfare and work-relief programs during the Great Depression.
Aliases (1)
- Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933 ×1
Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
New Deal legislation
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United States federal statute → |
| administeredBy |
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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| authorizes |
distribution of federal funds for emergency relief
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| belongsTo |
First New Deal
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| country |
United States
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| creates |
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
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| enables |
federal grants to states for relief
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| establishes |
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
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| fieldOfLaw |
social legislation
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welfare law → |
| focusesOn |
direct relief
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work relief → |
| fundingMechanism |
federal grants-in-aid to states
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| hasPurpose |
alleviate poverty caused by the Great Depression
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combat unemployment during the Great Depression → provide federal emergency relief to the unemployed → support direct relief programs administered by the states → |
| historicalPeriod |
Great Depression
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| historicalSignificance |
marked a major expansion of federal responsibility for relief
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shifted primary relief burden from local governments to the federal government → |
| keyOfficialInImplementation |
Harry Hopkins
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| laysGroundworkFor |
Civil Works Administration
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Works Progress Administration → large-scale federal welfare programs → large-scale federal work-relief programs → later federal-state welfare system → |
| legalStatus |
enacted
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| legislativeBody |
United States Congress
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| partOf |
New Deal
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| policyArea |
public assistance
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social welfare → unemployment relief → |
| presidentAtTimeOfSigning |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| primaryAdministrator |
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
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| relatedTo |
Civilian Conservation Corps
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Emergency Banking Act of 1933 → Federal Emergency Relief Administration → Social Security Act of 1935 → |
| requires |
state participation in relief administration
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| signedBy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| targetPopulation |
needy families
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unemployed persons → |
| timeContext |
early New Deal reforms
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| typeOfRelief |
direct cash relief
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work relief projects → |
Referenced by (2)
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Federal Emergency Relief Administration
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describedIn |
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Federal Emergency Relief Administration
("Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933")
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legalBasis |