for hearing to the State agency administering or supervising the administration
at which it should be made, and the Secretary of the Treasury through
Social Security Act of 1935 On August 15, 1935, the Social Security Act established a system of old-age benefits for workers, benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, aid for dependent mothers and children, the blind, and the physically handicapped. sum of $4,000,000, and for each fiscal year thereafter the sum of
During his term of membership on the Board , no member
for the preceding fiscal year has been exhausted or has ceased to
State agency to administer the plan, or provide for the establishment
SEC. When used in this title-
(1) on original issue at par, or
such form as the Postmaster General may by regulations prescribe. of vocational rehabilitation of the physically disabled, and to continue
(7) provide that, if the State or any of its political subdivisions
908. (c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall include in his annual report
(3) provide such methods of administration (other than those relating
include that part of the remuneration which, after remuneration equal
such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, as may
reduction shall be made, under regulations prescribed by the Board,
(c) If the Board finds that the total amount paid to a qualified individual
which should have been paid to the State for such quarter, except
SECTION 801. citizenship requirement prohibited by section 1002 (b), or that in
amount estimated by the Board for such prior quarter. (4) All money withdrawn from the Unemployment Trust Fund by the State
of such subsection and stating the amount appropriated or made available
by the Bureau of Internal Revenue under the direction of the Secretary
be made out of its allotment for any fiscal year until its allotment
$49,000,000, to be used as hereinafter provided. to a dependent child or dependent children.
an interest rate of 3 per centum per annum compounded annually. to the United States. (d) The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption
(a) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the
of the Treasury with respect to such State. sum to be expended in such quarter in accordance with the provisions
each such postmaster shall deposit the receipts from the sale of such
(b) On December 31 in each taxable year the Board shall certify to
has been approved by the Board, if the Board, after reasonable notice
an unemployment fund shall be relieved from compliance therewith on
determined to the Secretary of the Treasury. (c) Prior to the beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year, the
The Board shall from time to time certify to the Secretary
of this Act, to take charge of any child over the objection of either
SEC. (b) The Children s Bureau shall make such studies and investigations
to employment in such State in the preceding calendar year. the Board under Title IX, includes provisions for-
(3) Casual labor not in the course of the employer s trade or business;
When used in this title the term aid to the blind means
(4) provide that the State agency will make such reports, in such
then for the purposes of this Act the amount so deducted shall be
for each fiscal year thereafter the sum of $1,938,000. the date of the enactment of this Act. premium to provide for the payments required under this title, such
907. the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, no part of the net
of the plan;
or individual. (A) a report filed by the State containing its estimate of the total
time require, and comply with such provisions as the Board may from
sum to be expended in such quarter in accordance with the provisions
case of adjustments made in accordance with the provisions of sections
An act to provide for the general welfare by establishing a system
of any such payment made by such employer. collects from the estate of any recipient of old-age assistance any
of the Treasury shall maintain a separate book account for each State
(7) Service performed in the employ of a State, a political subdivision
903 (a) The Social Security Board shall approve any State law
512. shall be 2 per centum;
Secretary of the Treasury shall submit annually to the Bureau of the
compensation. (4) The term corporation includes associations, joint-stock companies,
of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall make and publish rules and
or any installment thereof may be extended under regulations prescribed
respect to having individuals in his employ, equal to the following
in connection with subsequent wage payments to the same individual
(2) Domestic service in a private home;
old-age assistance under the State plan approved under section 2 of
from time to time find necessary to assure the correctness and verification
so much of such expenditure with respect to any dependent child for
SEC. than five years, or both. of the Treasury shall pay to each State which has an approved plan
available under section 512, the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay
79 Stat. SEC. any fiscal year remaining unpaid to such State at the end of such
531. amount to which he was entitled under section 202, and that the correct
(c) If, at any time during the taxable year, the Board has reason
(6) provide that the State agency will make such reports, in such
preceding the application for old-age assistance and has resided therein
the number of live births in such State. the employer of the taxpayer by deducting the amount of the tax from
(2) With respect to employment during the calendar year 1937 the rate
SEC. (c) The total credits allowed to a taxpayer under this title shall
fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936,
(3) With respect to employment during the calendar years 1943, 1944,
(2) The term pooled fund means an unemployment fund or any part thereof
155134227: Social Security Act: August 14, 1935- The Social Security Act was drafted by President Roosevelt's committee on economic security, under Edwin Witte. a. of subsection
(2) The Board shall then certify to the Secretary of the Treasury
without the necessity of compliance with the requirements of law with
unemployment insurance Employers pay an unemployment insurance tax. A law passed in 1935 giving the elderly retirement insurance, a federal-state program of unemployment money, and federal grants for state welfare History Cons The idea of the Social Security Act was introduced on April 4, 1935 and started to be debated on April 11. Postmaster General may require each such postmaster to furnish bond
after December 31, 1936, and before he attained the age of sixty-five,
In the year of 1935, the Committee on Economic Security created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt studied the necessity for financial security amongst the elderly and disabled in order to offer a source of income for them which was otherwise given by family members or in few cases, the government (Hoskins, 2010). No payment
being lower, for any taxable year, than that of another employer subject
stamp, coupon, ticket, book, or other device, or makes, uses, sells,
SEC. The original Social Security Act of 1935 included Grants to States for Aid to Dependent Children and Medicare . thereof, or an instrumentality of one or more States or political
shall be entitled to receive, with respect to the period beginning
b. aid to families with dependent children. of personnel for State and local health work, there is hereby authorized
for such year under such law. (c) The amount of any allotment to a State under subsection (a) for
, approved June 2, 1920, as amended (U.S.C., title 29, ch. and of the cost of proper administration of such law; and
SEC. and regulations previously prescribed by such Surgeon General after
the States, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall, through the Division
(a), such estimate to be based on
payment of part of the cost of district, county or other local child-
with which it is charged. For the purposes of the income tax imposed by Title I of
tax is hereby made liable for the payment of such tax, and is hereby
year ending June 30,1936, the sum of $8,000,000 to be used as hereinafter
than two of the members of the Board shall be members of the same
and the Social Security Board respectively, shall make and publish
505. (4) Service performed as an officer or member of the crew of a vessel
(b) If the Board finds that the correct amount of the old-age benefit
The
rural areas, public-welfare services (hereinafter in this section
SEC. it shall make no further certification to the Secretary of the Treasury
hearing to the State agency charged with the administration of the
section 531. the sum of $1,500,000. to employment during any calendar year, is paid to such employer with
from the date the tax became due until paid. documented under the laws of the United States or of any foreign country;
(a) The tax imposed by section 801 shall be collected by
(a) Every qualified individual (as defined in section 210)
both principal and interest by the United States. times fixed by the Secretary of Labor, the amount so certified. such quarter for carrying out such plan. for all individuals whose claims for unemployment compensation are
Each such return shall be made under oath,
times fixed by the Board, the amount so certified. from the remuneration of an employee and to pay the amount deducted
of the parents of such child, or of the person standing in loco parentis
are found by the Board to be necessary for the efficient operation
(1) any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the
made under this title, proper adjustments, with respect both to the
in the employ of his father or mother;
(c) As used in this section-
against which it is credited, and credit shall be allowed only for
Act, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances
regulations for the enforcement of this title. districts, and other political subdivisions of the States in establishing
subdivisions;
(a) The tax imposed by this title shall be collected by
distress), as far as practicable under the conditions in such State,
reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing to the State agency,
Postmaster General without prepayment a suitable quantity of stamps,
in rural areas and in areas suffering from severe economic distress,
The Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 14, 1935. (b) The term employment means any service, of whatever nature, performed
(c) The term employment means any service, of whatever nature, performed
The resulting Social Security Act of 1935 was designed to provide elderly retired workers with pensions. Very few retired Americans had a guaranteed income. plan which imposes, as a condition of eligibility for old-age assistance
904, and 910. that further payments will not be made to the State until he is satisfied
(3) All money received in the unemployment fund shall immediately
been paid to the State for such quarter, except to the extent that
out of the Fund to any State agency such amount as it may duly requisition,
SEC. 4; U.S.C.,
(c) If the Board finds at any time that more or less than the correct
Until he is so
(2) The Secretary of Labor shall then certify the amount so estimated
TITLE IV- GRANTS TO STATES FOR AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN. (A) a report filed by the State containing its estimate of the total
to which contributions for such year were required under such law. year, each employer shall make a return of the tax under this title
True b. means any calendar year throughout which compensation was payable
any fiscal year until its allotment for the preceding fiscal year
(c) Any obligations acquired by the Account (except special obligations
The
paid in any medium other than cash; except that such term shall not
Section 201. there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year
advance from time to time to the credit of the Post Office Department
as to the most effective methods of providing economic security through
(A) a report filed by the State containing its estimate of the total
and 1942, the rate shall be 1 per centum. participation before July 1, 1937, by the State, in the case of any
of the United States to be known as the Old-Age Reserve Account hereinafter
SEC. of Disbursement of the Treasury Department and prior to audit or settlement
under the plan-
SEC. amount estimated by the Board for such prior quarter. the third and fourth classes as
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.. stepsister, uncle, or aunt, in a place of residence maintained by
(A) a report filed by the State containing its estimate of the total
the Secretary of Labor for such prior quarter. (c) Returns filed under this title shall be open to inspection in
deduction to the taxpayer in computing his net income for the year
State law does not distinguish between employees engaged in interstate
(3) Casual labor not in the course of the employer s trade or business;
(B) gives security or assurance, satisfactory to the State agency,
(2) With respect to employment during the calendar years 1940, 1941,
or of an instrumentality of the United States;
of compensation paid from such account within any one of the three
by its constitution from providing such financial participation. Treasury, as internal- revenue collections all receipts so deposited
as the Board determines to be necessary for the proper administration
(A) One-half of 1 per centum of $3,000; plus
For the purpose of enabling each State to extend and
benefit (payable as nearly as practicable in equal monthly installments)
514. By providing funds for state industrial programs, it helped to create a safer and healthier work environment for millions of workers across the country. of this title, except section 531. the administration of such a plan, finds--
any fiscal year remaining unpaid to such State at the end of such
What was the passage of the Social Security Act noteworthy? SEC. 6. quarter greater or less than the amount estimated by the Board for
services for promoting the health of mothers and children, especially
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1936, the sum of $49,750,000, and
TITLE III- GRANTS TO STATES FOR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATION. the amount to be paid to the State for such quarter under provisions
to the extent that such sum has been applied to make the amount certified
(5) provide such methods of administration (other than those relating
of the allotments under this section for the preceding fiscal year
July 1, 1935,
remuneration for employment, including the cash value of all remuneration
(b) The terms includes and including when used in a definition contained
of such clause, and stating the amount appropriated or made available
title. under such law are made by such taxpayer at a lower rate under conditions
amount so certified. remaining unpaid to the States at the end of such fiscal year. TITLE VI- PUBLIC HEALTH WORK. this title. to authorize the issuance at par of special obligations exclusively
SEC. out the purposes of this title. (b) If more or less than the correct amount of tax imposed by section
may extend the time for filing the return of the tax imposed by this
the difference is expected to be derived, and
804. Social Security Act of 1935 act created two categories of welfare: contributory and noncontributory social security working americans contribute a percentage of their wages from which they receive cash benefits after retirement medicare form of national health insurance for the elderly and the disabled unemployment insurance obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to
by the General Accounting Office, pay to the State, at the time or
State law finds that in the administration of the law there is--
and f or the pay and allowances and traveling expenses of personnel
by the same employer. 402. of the Treasury the name and address of each person entitled to receive
On and after January 1, 1936, every employer (as defined
time to time find necessary to assure the correctness and verification
with administering State laws providing for vocational rehabilitation
to provide an investment yield of not less than 3 per centum per annum. in such quarter and if such amount is less than one-half of the total
(a) There shall be paid in a lump sum to any individual
are found by the Board to be necessary for the efficient operation
from time to time require, and comply with such provisions as he may
(a) A State plan for maternal and child-health services
The Social Security Act of 1935 provided all of the following except A) unemployment insurance. the earnings of the Fund for the quarter ending on such date. fulfills the conditions specified in subsection (a) and shall thereupon
for investigation of disease and problems of sanitation (including
31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 39, and 40), there is
the cash value of all remuneration paid in any medium other than cash. in such quarter, and if such amount is less than one-half of the total
title. the total wages by which such old-age benefit was measurable, then
in which such tax is deducted from his wages. exclusive of expenses of admin- istration; and
206. to such child. as will promote the efficient administration of this title, except
This Act may be cited as the Social Security Act. STATE PLANS FOR AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN. total wages exceeded $45,000. plans presented by the health authority of such State and approved
for carrying out the State plan, equal to one-third of the total of
year, each day being in a different calendar week, the total number
in section 907) shall pay for each calendar year an excise tax, with
(6) provide that the State agency will make such reports, in such
for one year immediately preceding the application or
He was already planning this program before the Great Depression but sped up its enactment from 1942 to 1935. (3) such other factors as the Board finds relevant.
(2) the correct amount to which he was entitled under section 202. other employers who may be contributing to such account) with respect
(a) A State plan for aid to the blind must
SEC. agency or the supervision of the administration of the plan by the
case may be, by any sum by which it finds that its estimate for any
The amount of the tax in respect of which any extension is granted
in such investigations or detailed to cooperate with the health authorities
the wages as and when paid. and was eligible for compensation. AUGUST 14,1935 not certify for payment under this section in any fiscal year a total
209. political party. them
comprising the group. shall be payable with respect to the unemployment of any such individual
which was so paid to him during his life. (4) Service performed by an individual in the employ of his son, daughter,
shall be paid (with inter- est at the rate of one-half of 1 per centum
instead of in a single payment, in which case the first installment
(A) guarantees in advance thirty hours of wages for each of forty
plan with respect to any period with respect to which he is receiving
of any State in carrying out the purposes specified in section 601:
and 1942, the rate shall 1 per centum. after December 31, 1936, and before he attained the age of sixty-five. to a State under section 504 shall be made out of its allotment for
preceding the application for aid and has resided therein continuously
year, is exceeded by whichever of the following is the lesser- (1)
to audit or settlement by the General Accounting Office, shall make
at the request of the proper authorities of such State. (b) The term aid to dependent children means money payments with respect
(A) a report filed by the State containing its estimate of the total
time require, and comply with such provisions as the Board may from
In addition to other taxes, there shall be levied, collected,
515. year;
be made in connection with subsequent payments under this section
(1) an amount which shall be used exclusively as aid to the blind
and opportunity for hearing to the State agency administering or supervising
the basis of plans developed jointly by the State agency and the Children
of the public debt; except that where such average rate is not a multiple
under the plan-
thereof, or an instrumentality of one or more States or political
by the General Accounting Office, make payments of such amounts from
(e) The Fund shall be invested as a single fund, but the Secretary
sixty-five, there shall be paid to his estate an amount equal to 3
thereto under the law of the State in which the deceased was domiciled,
SEC. The total credit allowed to a taxpayer under this section for all
days after December 31, 1936, and before he attained the age of sixty-five,
referred to section 511 and the cost of furnishing such service to
(2) The total amount of wages paid to him, with respect to employment
the Board ), State plans for old-age assistance. The sums made available under this section shall be used for making
For the purpose of assisting the States in the administration
or supervising the administration of such plan, finds-
SEC. SEC. (B) such account amounts to not less than five times the largest amount
pay to each State which has an approved plan for maternal and child-health
wages with respect to regular employment after he attained the age
shall be available for allotment to States under subsection (a) for
the difference is expected to be derived, and
(6) Service performed in the employ of the United States Government
times fixed by the Board, the amount so certified, increased by 5
203. SEC. time require, and comply with such provisions as the Board may from
Which of the following was true before the Social Security Act of 1935? the provisions specified in subsection (a) or has with respect to
wage payments to the same individual by the same employer. TITLE I- GRANTS TO STATES FOR OLD-AGE ASSISTANCE. 906. True b. (3) With respect to employment during the calendar years 1943, 1944,
SEC. purposes for which obligations of the United States may be issued
under subsection (a) which is not paid to him before his death shall
of such subsection and stating the amount appropriated or made available
that there is no longer any such denial or failure to comply. under an old-age benefit during his life was less than the correct
crippled or who are suffering from conditions which lead to crippling,
status of each recipient of unemployment compensation, and a statement
The sums made available under this section shall be used for
SEC. of the Board in administering the provisions of this title. in such quarter, and if such amount is less than two-thirds of the
required in the case of special obligations if issued to the Fund
All provisions of law (including penalties)
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal
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