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  2. Social Security Act - Wikipedia

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    The Social Security Act of 1935 is a law enacted by the 74th United States Congress and signed into law by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The law created the Social Security program as well as insurance against unemployment. The law was part of Roosevelt's New Deal domestic program.

  3. History of Social Security in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Social Security Act was enacted August 14, 1935 (88 years ago). The Act was drafted during President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term by the President's Committee on Economic Security, under Frances Perkins, and passed by Congress as part of the New Deal.

  4. List of Social Security legislation (United States) - Wikipedia

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    1946 - Social Security Amendments of 1946, Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 79–719. 1947 - Social Security Amendments of 1947, Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 80–379. 1948 - Provision for Exclusion of Certain Newspaper and Magazine Vendors from Social Security Coverage, Pub. L.

  5. Federal Security Agency - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Security Agency (FSA) was established on July 1, 1939, under the Reorganization Act of 1939, P.L. 76–19. The objective was to bring together in one agency all federal programs in the fields of health, education, and social security. The first Federal Security Administrator was Paul V. McNutt.

  6. Social Security (United States) - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, Social Security is the commonly used term for the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance ( OASDI) program and is administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). [1] The Social Security Act was passed in 1935, [2] and the existing version of the Act, as amended, [3] encompasses several social welfare ...

  7. Arthur J. Altmeyer - Wikipedia

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    Education. University of Wisconsin, Madison ( BA, MA, PhD) Arthur Joseph Altmeyer (May 8, 1891 – October 16, 1972) was the United States Commissioner for Social Security from 1946 to 1953, and chairman of the Social Security Board from 1937 to 1946. He was a key figure in the design and implementation of the U.S. Social Security system.

  8. Townsend Plan - Wikipedia

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    Townsend Plan. The Townsend Plan, officially the Old-Age Revolving Pensions (OARP) plan, was a September 1933 proposal by California physician Francis Townsend for an old-age pension in response to the Great Depression, leading to a social and political movement. At its peak, the OARP advocacy group claimed more than 750,000 members. [1]

  9. Franklin D. Roosevelt - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law, August 14, 1935. ... He also passed the Reorganization Act of 1939 and ...