Ways and Means-Old Age Pensions., 1939

File — Box: LG 3, Folder: 104

Identifier: CAC_CC_040_4_3_104_0000

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Legislation. Discussion of H.R.781; "Providing direct Federal old-age assistance at the rate of 460 per month to needy citizens 60 years of age or over" (Gerald W. Landis-Indiana), H.R.3732; "To provide a Federal old-age pension for the needy aged" (John E. Fogarty-Rhode Island), H.R.2707; "To provide Federal old-age assistance at the rate of $65 per month to needy citizens fifty-five years or over" (E.H. Hedrick -West Virginia), H.R.16; "To provide every adult citizen in the United States with equal basic Federal insurance, permitting retirement with benefits at age 60, and also covering total disability, from whatever cause, for certain citizens under 60; to give protection to widows with children, to provide an ever-expanding market for goods and services" (Homer D. Angell-Oregon), and H.R.2410; "To amend the Social Security Act (49 Stat. 620) by adding a new title thereto to be known as title XIV, and for other purposes" (Toby Morris-Oklahoma); Public--No. 271--74th (H.R.7260) Congress; Title I--Grants to States for Old-Age Assistance; H.R.1831; "To equalize State old-age assistance payments and to provide burial allowances under title I of the Social Security Act" (Paul Stewart-Oklahoma).

Dates

1939

Language of Materials

English

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