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EMPLOYMENT PROJECTS PURPOSE 1933 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Provided jobs for single males on

conservation projects.

1933 Federal Emergency Relief Administration Helped states to provide aid for the (FERA) unemployed.

1933 Public Works Administration (PWA) Created jobs on government projects.

1933 Civil Works Administration (CWA) Provided work in federal jobs.

1935 Works Progress Administration (WPA) Quickly created as many jobs as possible—from construction jobs to positions in symphony orchestras.

1935 National Youth Administration (NYA) Provided job training for unemployed young people and part-time jobs for needy students.

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE AND REFORM 1933 Emergency Banking Relief Act (EBRA) Banks were inspected by Treasury Department

and those stable could reopen.

1933 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Protected bank deposits up to $5,000. (Today, (FDIC) accounts are protected up to $100,000.)

1933 National Recovery Administration (NRA) Established codes of fair competition.

1934 Securities and Exchange Commission Supervised the stock market and eliminated (SEC) dishonest practices.

1935 Banking Act of 1935 Created seven-member board to regulate the nation’s money supply and the interest rates on loans.

1938 Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDC) Required manufacturers to list ingredients in foods, drugs, and cosmetic products.

FARM RELIEF AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 1933 Agricultural Adjustment Administration Aided farmers and regulated crop

(AAA) production. 1933 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Developed the resources of the

Tennessee Valley. 1935 Rural Electrification Administration (REA) Provided affordable electricity for

isolated rural areas.

HOUSING 1933 Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) Loaned money at low interest to

homeowners who could not meet mortgage payments.

1934 Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Insured loans for building and repairing homes.

1937 United States Housing Authority (USHA) Provided federal loans for low-cost public housing.

LABOR RELATIONS 1935 National Labor Relations Board Defined unfair labor practices and established the

(Wagner Act) National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to settle disputes between employers and employees.

1938 Fair Labor Standards Act Established a minimum hourly wage and a maximum number of hours in the workweek for the entire country. Set rules for the employment of workers under 16 and banned hazardous factory work for those under 18.

RETIREMENT 1935 Social Security Administration Provided a pension for retired workers and their

spouses and aided people with disabilities.

New Deal Programs