Established federal old-age benefits and several unemployment and welfare programs.
Created a lasting federal social-insurance framework and expanded the national government’s role in economic security.
H.R. 7260
Social Security Act of 1935
Established federal old-age benefits and several unemployment and welfare programs.
Date1935-08-14
Congress/session74th Congress
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Why it matters
Created a lasting federal social-insurance framework and expanded the national government's role in economic security.