Public Law 73-10
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Public Law 73-10 is the 1933 federal statute enacted during the New Deal that established the Agricultural Adjustment Act to reduce crop surpluses and raise farm prices in the United States.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal legislation
ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ |
| affectedGroup | American farmers ⓘ |
| affectedSector | agriculture ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
increasing agricultural commodity prices
ⓘ
stabilizing farm income ⓘ |
| appliesTo | farmers in the United States ⓘ |
| constitutionalIssue | federal taxing and spending power ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 73rd United States Congress ⓘ |
| fundingSource | taxes on agricultural processors ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasOfficialName | Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Great Depression
ⓘ
New Deal ⓘ
surface form:
New Deal agricultural reforms
|
| impact |
expanded federal role in agriculture
ⓘ
set precedent for later farm support programs ⓘ |
| implementedBy | United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| inResponseTo | collapse of farm prices during the Great Depression ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
acreage reduction contracts
ⓘ
federal production quotas for certain crops ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| mechanism |
production control
ⓘ
subsidy payments to farmers ⓘ |
| partOf | New Deal ⓘ |
| policyArea |
agricultural policy
ⓘ
economic policy ⓘ |
| purpose |
to raise farm prices
ⓘ
to reduce agricultural surpluses ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
ⓘ
United States agricultural subsidies ⓘ United States farm bill tradition ⓘ |
| shortName |
AAA
ⓘ
surface form:
AAA of 1933
|
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| subjectMatter |
crop production control
ⓘ
federal agricultural regulation ⓘ price support programs ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1930s United States economic crisis ⓘ |
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