Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. People also ask

  2. 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. The Social Security Act (Act of August 14, 1935) [H. R. 7260] An act to provide for the general welfare by establishing a system of Federal old-age benefits, and by enabling the several States to make more adequate provision for aged persons, blind persons, dependent and crippled children, maternal and child welfare, public health, and the ...

  4. Jan 26, 2018 · The Social Security Act, signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935, created Social Security, a federal safety net for elderly, unemployed and disadvantaged Americans. The main...

  5. Social Security Act, (August 14, 1935), original U.S. legislation establishing a permanent national old-age pension system through employer and employee contributions; the system was later extended to include dependents, the disabled, and other groups.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  6. The Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 14, 1935. It established Social Security benefits throughout the country that serve as a major source of income for elderly and disabled U.S. citizens and their dependents.

  1. People also search for