Social Security Amendments of 1950

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United States federal statute social welfare legislation

The Social Security Amendments of 1950 were a major U.S. legislative overhaul that significantly expanded Social Security coverage, increased benefits, and extended the program to many previously excluded workers.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Social Security Act legislative history	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ social welfare legislation ⓘ
aimedAt	expanding social insurance coverage in the United States ⓘ improving economic security for the elderly ⓘ reducing reliance on means-tested public assistance ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
chamber	United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describedAs	landmark expansion of Social Security coverage ⓘ major overhaul of the Social Security program ⓘ
fieldOfWork	income maintenance ⓘ retirement security ⓘ social insurance policy ⓘ
follows	Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ Social Security Amendments of 1939 ⓘ
hasEffect	expanded Social Security coverage ⓘ expanded coverage to many state and local government employees on a voluntary basis ⓘ extended Social Security to previously excluded workers ⓘ extended coverage to domestic workers ⓘ extended coverage to employees of nonprofit organizations ⓘ extended coverage to many self-employed workers ⓘ extended coverage to regularly employed farm workers ⓘ extended coverage to workers in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands ⓘ increased Social Security benefits ⓘ increased benefit levels for existing beneficiaries ⓘ increased federal grants for public assistance programs ⓘ introduced more generous benefit computation formulas ⓘ liberalized eligibility requirements ⓘ provided benefit increases for widows and dependents ⓘ raised Social Security payroll tax base ⓘ revised federal-state public assistance relationships ⓘ strengthened the financial basis of the Social Security trust funds ⓘ
legalSubject	United States Social Security system ⓘ surface form: Social Security disability insurance ⓘ old-age insurance ⓘ public assistance ⓘ survivors insurance ⓘ unemployment insurance coordination ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States Congress ⓘ
legislativeSession	81st United States Congress ⓘ
partOf	Social Security Amendments of 1950 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Social Security Act legislative history history of the United States welfare state ⓘ
pointInTime	1950 ⓘ
presidentialAdministration	Truman administration ⓘ surface form: Harry S. Truman administration
signedBy	President Harry S. Truman ⓘ surface form: Harry S. Truman
signingPresident	President Harry S. Truman ⓘ surface form: Harry S. Truman
startTime	1950 ⓘ

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Social Security Act of 1935 → amendedBy → Social Security Amendments of 1950 ⓘ

Social Security Act amendments → notableAmendment → Social Security Amendments of 1950 ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Social Security Act legislative history