New Deal Act Notes.
BPA (Boonville Power administration)-
-Created electricity at the Columbian river. Was created in 1937.
NIRA (National Industrial Recovery Act)-
-Passed in 1933. Granted trade and union rights and permitted working standards.
USHA (United States Housing Association)-
-Helped build 6,000 homes for the poor and they had to be qualified.
PWA (Publics Works Association)-
-Passed in 1933. Built dams and schools and rebuilded buildings. Ickes.
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps.)-
-Passed in 1938. For ages 19 through 36 (had to be single with no relations). Ended in 1942.
CWA (Civil Works Administration)-
-Passed in 1933. Hired mostly men to rebuild streets and buildings. They got paid $15 a week but got shut down because it was too expensive.
REA (Rural Electrification Administration)-
-Passed in 1935. Helped bring electricity to rural areas.
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)-
-Passed in 1933. Guaranteed deposits up to a quarter of a million dollars. Still used today in over 7,000 institutions.
NLRB (National Labor Relation Board)-
-Passed in 1934. Made to control riots. Still around today.
FHA (Federal Housing Act)-
-Passed in 1934. Made off of the NHA (National Housing Act). Still around today.
SEC (Security and Exchange Commission)-
-Passed in 1934. Controlled Trading between bonds and stocks. Still around today.
FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act)-
-Passed in 1938. Introduced a 44 hour 7 day work week. Prohibited work for minors. We wouldn’t have minimum wage today if it wasn’t for this.
TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)-
-Passed in 1933. Government bought land on the Tennessee River. Made cheap electricity with the dams.
FDRA (Federal Emergency Relief Administration)-
-Passed in 1933. Ended in 1935. Helped get rid of house hold unemployment. Looked for unskilled workers to do a lot of physical labor.
SSA (Social Security Act)
-Passed in 1935. Was made to fight unemployment. Still around today but mostly a safety net for retirement.
NRA (National Recovery Administration)-
-Passed in 1933. Made to enforce the NIRA. People kept getting jobs but the businesses couln’t keep up.
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