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The Social Security Act, William C. Streek Mar 1938

The Social Security Act, William C. Streek

Bachelors’ Theses

This dissertation is closely confined to a study of the Social Security Act, the provisions made by the Federal Government in aiding the states and the plans used by the various states. Data which have been incorporated into this thesis are the latest available at the time of writing. During 1935 the Congress of the United States passed a law, introduced and sponsored by Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York, called the "Social Security Act." The vote in the House of Representatives was 372 to 33; in the Senate 77 to 6. President Roosevelt signed the Act on August …