Emergency Relief Act of 1933

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The Emergency Relief Act of 1933 was a New Deal law that provided federal funds to states to support direct relief for the unemployed and laid the groundwork for large-scale federal welfare and work-relief programs during the Great Depression.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Deal legislation
United States federal statute
administeredBy Federal Emergency Relief Administration
appliesToJurisdiction United States
authorizes distribution of federal funds for emergency relief
belongsTo First New Deal
linked to: New Deal
country United States
creates Federal Emergency Relief Administration
enables federal grants to states for relief
establishes Federal Emergency Relief Administration
fieldOfLaw social legislation
welfare law
focusesOn direct relief
work relief
fundingMechanism federal grants-in-aid to states
hasPurpose alleviate poverty caused by the Great Depression
combat unemployment during the Great Depression
provide federal emergency relief to the unemployed
support direct relief programs administered by the states
historicalPeriod Great Depression
historicalSignificance marked a major expansion of federal responsibility for relief
shifted primary relief burden from local governments to the federal government
keyOfficialInImplementation Harry Hopkins
laysGroundworkFor Civil Works Administration
Works Progress Administration
large-scale federal welfare programs
large-scale federal work-relief programs
later federal-state welfare system
legalStatus enacted
legislativeBody United States Congress
partOf New Deal
policyArea public assistance
social welfare
unemployment relief
presidentAtTimeOfSigning Franklin D. Roosevelt
primaryAdministrator Federal Emergency Relief Administration
relatedTo Civilian Conservation Corps
Emergency Banking Act of 1933
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Social Security Act of 1935
requires state participation in relief administration
signedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt
targetPopulation needy families
unemployed persons
timeContext early New Deal reforms
typeOfRelief direct cash relief
work relief projects

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Federal Emergency Relief Administration describedIn Emergency Relief Act of 1933
Federal Emergency Relief Administration legalBasis Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933
subject linked to: FERA
linked to: Emergency Relief Act of 1933
Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932 relatedTo Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933
linked to: Emergency Relief Act of 1933