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::'''Hundred Days''' Congressional session begins. | ::'''Hundred Days''' Congressional session begins. | ||
::Congress passes the '''Emergency Banking Act'''. | ::Congress passes the '''Emergency Banking Act'''. | ||
:March 15 | |||
::Congress passes the '''Economy Act''' | |||
:March 31 | :March 31 | ||
::Congress passes the '''Reforestation Relief Act,''' (establishing the '''Civilian Conservation Corps'''). | ::Congress passes the '''Reforestation Relief Act,''' (establishing the '''Civilian Conservation Corps'''). | ||
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::The President announces '''US departure from the gold standard'''. | ::The President announces '''US departure from the gold standard'''. | ||
:May 12 | :May 12 | ||
::Congress passes the '''Federal Emergency Relief Act''' | ::Congress passes the '''Emergency Farm Mortgage Act'''. | ||
::Congress passes the '''Federal Emergency Relief Act'''. | |||
::The President signs the '''Agricultural Adjustment Act'''. | ::The President signs the '''Agricultural Adjustment Act'''. | ||
:May 18 | :May 18 | ||
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===1934=== | ===1934=== | ||
:January | :January 3 | ||
::Congress passes the '''Gold Reserve Act''' | ::Congress passes the '''Gold Reserve Act''' | ||
:January 31 | :January 31 | ||
::The President orders dollar/gold rate of $35/ounce | |||
::The President signs the '''Farm Mortgage Refinancing Act'''. | ::The President signs the '''Farm Mortgage Refinancing Act'''. | ||
:February 2 | :February 2 | ||
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::Congress passes the '''Corporate Bankruptcy Act'''. | ::Congress passes the '''Corporate Bankruptcy Act'''. | ||
:June 12 | :June 12 | ||
::Congress passes the '''Farm Mortgage Foreclosure Act'''. | ::Congress passes the '''Farm Mortgage Foreclosure Act''' and the '''Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act'''. | ||
:June 19 | :June 19 | ||
::Congress passes the '''Silver Purchase Act''', and establishes the '''National Labor Relations Board''' (replacing the National Labor Board). | ::Congress passes the '''Silver Purchase Act''', and establishes the '''National Labor Relations Board''' (replacing the National Labor Board). | ||
:June 28 | :June 28 | ||
::Congress passes the '''National Housing Act''' (establishing the '''Federal Housing Administration'''), the '''Tobacco Control Act''', and the '''Federal Farm Bankruptcy Act'''. | ::Congress passes the '''National Housing Act''' (establishing the '''Federal Housing Administration'''), the '''Tobacco Control Act''', and the '''Federal Farm Bankruptcy Act'''. | ||
===1935=== | ===1935=== | ||
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:January 6 | :January 6 | ||
::The Supreme Court rules that the '''Agricultural Adjustment Act is unconstitutional'''. | ::The Supreme Court rules that the '''Agricultural Adjustment Act is unconstitutional'''. | ||
:March 20 | |||
::The President appoints the '''Committee on Administrative Management'''. | |||
===1938=== | |||
:February 16 | |||
::The President signs the second '''Agricultural Adjustment Act''' |
Latest revision as of 00:34, 21 June 2009
The Sequence of New Deal Legislation
- (For an annotated list of New Deal measures, see the New Deal Addendum subpage [[1]])
1933
- March 4
- Inauguration Day. Franklin Delano Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.
- March 5
- The President proclaims four-day Bank Holiday with the suspension of banking transactions and gold and currency exports.
- March 9
- Hundred Days Congressional session begins.
- Congress passes the Emergency Banking Act.
- March 15
- Congress passes the Economy Act
- March 31
- Congress passes the Reforestation Relief Act, (establishing the Civilian Conservation Corps).
- April 19
- The President announces US departure from the gold standard.
- May 12
- Congress passes the Emergency Farm Mortgage Act.
- Congress passes the Federal Emergency Relief Act.
- The President signs the Agricultural Adjustment Act.
- May 18
- Congress establishes the Tennessee Valley Authority.
- May 27
- Congress passes the Federal Securities Act.
- June 6
- Congress passes the National Employment System Act.
- June 13
- Congress passes the Home Owners Refinancing Act.
- June 16
- The end of the Hundred Days session.
- Congress passes the National Industrial Recovery Act, (setting up the National Recovery Administration), the Farm Credit Act, and the Banking Act of 1933.
- August 5
- The President orders, the setting up of the National Labor Board .
- November 8
- The President orders the creation of the Civil Works Administration.
1934
- January 3
- Congress passes the Gold Reserve Act
- January 31
- The President orders dollar/gold rate of $35/ounce
- The President signs the Farm Mortgage Refinancing Act.
- February 2
- The President orders the setting up of the Import-Export Bank of Washington.
- February 15
- Congress passes the Civil Works Emergency Relief Administration.
- February 23
- Congress passes the Crop Loan Act.
- April 7
- Congress passes the Farm Relief Act.
- April 21
- Congress passes the Cotton Control Act.
- June 6
- Congress passes the Securities Exchange Act.
- June 7
- Congress passes the Corporate Bankruptcy Act.
- June 12
- Congress passes the Farm Mortgage Foreclosure Act and the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act.
- June 19
- Congress passes the Silver Purchase Act, and establishes the National Labor Relations Board (replacing the National Labor Board).
- June 28
- Congress passes the National Housing Act (establishing the Federal Housing Administration), the Tobacco Control Act, and the Federal Farm Bankruptcy Act.
1935
- April 8
- Congress passes the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act.
- May 1
- The President establishes the Resettlement Administration.
- May 11
- The President establishes the Rural Electrification Administration.
- May 27
- The Supreme Court rules that the National Industrial Recovery Act is unconstitutional.
- July 5
- The President signs the National Labor Relations Act.
- August 14
- The President signs the Social Security Act.
- August 23
- Congress passes the revising Banking Act of 1935.
- August 26
- The President signs the Public Utilities Act.
- August 30
- Congress passes the Revenue Act.
1936
- January 6
- The Supreme Court rules that the Agricultural Adjustment Act is unconstitutional.
- March 20
- The President appoints the Committee on Administrative Management.
1938
- February 16
- The President signs the second Agricultural Adjustment Act