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Federal Emergency Relief Act
FERA was replaced in 1935 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Under Hoover, the agency gave loans to the states to operate relief programs. Granted 3 billion to states for direct relief payments or wages on work projects. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
The Agricultural Adjustment Act was a farm-relief bill embodying the schemes of the major national farm organizations. It established the Agricultural Adjustment Administration under Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace to effect a “domestic allotment” plan that would subsidize producers of basic commodities for cutting their output. Its goal was the restoration of prices paid to farmers for their goods to a level equal in purchasing power to that of 1909–14 -
Home Owners Loan Cooperation
provided governemnet loans to homeowners who faced foreclosers because they couldnt meet loan payments -
Civilian Conservation Corps
provided employment for 3 million men in government camps, work was reforestation, fire fighting, flood control and swamp drainage -
Securities and Exchange Commission
Government agency having primary responsibility for enforcing the Federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry. It protected investors, listened to complaints, issued licenses and penalized fraud. -
Rural Electrification Administration
1935; made electricity available at low rates to American farm families in rural areas. By 1939 the REA had helped to establish 417 rural electric cooperatives, which served 288,000 households. The actions of the REA encouraged private utilities to electrify the countryside as well. By 1939 rural households with electricity had risen to 25 percent -
Social Security Act
August 14, 1935- The Social Security Act was drafted by President Roosevelt's committee on economic security, under Edwin Witte. The Act provided benefits to retirees and the unemployed, and a lump-sum benefit at death. Payments to retirees were financed by a payroll tax on current workers' wages, half directly as a payroll tax and half paid by the employer. -
National Labor Relations Board
This 1935 act, also called the Wagner Act after the senator who penned the bill, strengthened the language of Section 7a NIRA. Even though all labor unions fought for the protection of workers, not all agreed on who should be protected. The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was comprised mainly of white skilled workers who did not agree that ALL workers should be protected by the union -
United States Housing Authority
improved on the Federal Housing Authority; lent money to states or communities for low-cost construction; fell short of needs; met with opposition from real estate promoters, builders, and landlords etc. -
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Required manufacturers to list ingredients in foods, drugs, and cosmetic products
