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Social Security Act

Also Known As SSA
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The Social Security Act of 1935 is a law enacted by the 74th United States Congress and signed into law by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 14, 1935. The law created the Social Security program as well as insurance against unemployment. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Enacted YearSourced to the subject's own account
1935 1
Enacted DateSourced to the subject's own account
1935-08-14 1
JurisdictionSourced to the subject's own account
United States 1
Enacted BySourced to the subject's own account
The 74th United States Congress 1
Official CitationSourced to the subject's own account
49 Stat. 620 1
EraSourced to the subject's own account
Enacted August 14, 1935 1
Legal Status
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In Force 1
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Amended 1
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HIPAA added administrative simplification provisions to Title XI of the Social Security Act.

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1. Social Security Act (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    The Social Security Act of 1935 is a law enacted by the 74th United States Congress and signed into law by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 14, 1935. The law created the Social Security program as well as insurance against unemployment.
  • Introduction
    The Social Security Act of 1935 is a law enacted by the 74th United States Congress and signed into law by U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 14, 1935.
  • Infobox (promulgated-by)
    The 74th United States Congress
  • Infobox, signeddate
    August 14, 1935
  • Lead section, first sentence
    signed into law by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 14, 1935
  • Infobox, cite statutes at large
    74 271 49 620 1935 08 14
  • Infobox, title amended
    42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare
  • Infobox, nickname
    SSA
  • In Legal System: Law of the United States, Wikipedia lead paragraph
    Social Security Act of 1935 is a law enacted by the 74th United States Congress and signed into law by U.S. president Fr
  • In Group: Social Insurance and Public Health Acts, Introduction, sentence 3
    The law created the Social Security program as well as insurance against unemployment.
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Wikidata: Social Security Act
Wikidata Q7550813, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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