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EBA
The Emergency Banking Relief Act was created to prevent massive withdrawals from banks during the Great Depression. It attempted to stabilize the banking system. -
FCA
The Farm Credit Act was created to improve and regulate federal lending to farmers. -
CCC
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a work relief program that provided jobs for young men and to relieve families who had difficulty finding jobs. In use until 1942. -
AAA
The Agricultural Adjustment Act was a federal law created to increase agricultural prices by reducing surpluses. -
TVA
The Tennessee Valley Authority was a federal corporation that provided navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development to Tennessee Valley. This area was particularly and drastically affected by the Great Depression. -
FDIC
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was created to restore trust in the American banking system. It was made to provide stability to the economy and failing bank systems. -
NRA
The main goal of the National Recovery Administration was to bring industry, labor, and government together to make codes of "fair practices" and to set prices. It was meant to help workers set minimum wages and maximum weekly hours. -
PWA
The Public Works Administration was a public works construction agency that built large scale projects such as dams, bridges, hospitals, and schools. -
CWA
The Civil Works Administration was a job creation program that made mostly manual labor jobs for millions of jobless workers. It created many construction jobs but was ended in 1934. -
SEC
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforces federal security laws, proposes securities rules, and regulates the securities industry. -
FCC
The Federal Communications Commission regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the US. -
WPA
The Works Progress Administration employed jobless workers to carry out public works projects. This included the construction of public roads and buildings. It was dissolved in 1943. -
SSA
The Social Security Administration established old-age benefits for workers, benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, and other institutions to help the American people. -
USHA
The United States Housing Act provided financial assistance to state and local governments for the elimination of unsafe and unsanitary housing conditions, slums, and it helped to promote decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings. -
FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the US and surrounding waters. They are also responsible for constructing airports, and they control air traffic management. This administration came from the Civil Aeronautics Act in 1939, which established the Civil Aeronautics Authority and later split into the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Civil Aeronautics Administration.
