New Deal Programs

FERA

Federal Emergency Relief Act (1933)

Aimed to provide immediate relief for the American people by creating the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and giving states money to support relief programs.

FDIC

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Created in 1933 to provide regulations over banking practices and protect bank depositors' money if the bank failed, insuring up to a certain amount, currently $250,000.

SEA

Securities Exchange Act (1934)

Established the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to regulate stock trading in public corporations.

AAA

Agricultural Adjustment Act (1933)

Created the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) to stabilize prices and provide income support through government purchases, marketing boards, land retirement, reduce crop supply, and support farm incomes

IRA

Indian Reorganization Act (1934) or Wheeler-Howard Act

Allowed land to be returned to or added to tribal holdings, promoted growth of tribal businesses, established a system of credit, and encouraged self-governance.

TVA

Tennessee Valley Authority

A plan to bring electrical power and economic recovery to farmers in southern states along the Tennessee River, improving waterways, and promoting better farming methods.

CCC

Civilian Conservation Corps

Created under the Emergency Conservation Act (1933) to employ unskilled young men in park improvements.

WPA

Works Progress Administration (1935)

largest public works program, funding state and local public works projects and hiring unemployed individuals.

SSA

Social Security Act (1935)

Created a national system of pensions and unemployment insurance to provide retirement savings.

NLRA

National Labor Relations Act/Wagner Act (1935)

Granted workers the right to organize labor unions, collectively bargain, and have their interests represented.

FLSA

Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)

Restored elements of the National Industrial Recovery Act, establishing minimum wage laws and prohibiting child labor.

Federal One

Federal Project Number One (1935)

Created by the Works Progress Administration to employ artists, writers, and historians through five divisions, including the Federal Art Project.

NYA

National Youth Administration (1935)

Provided work programs and educational grants for young people aged 16 to 25, assisting them in continuing their education.

FHA

Federal Housing Administration

Created under National Housing Act (1934), guaranteed mortgaged with banks

PWA

Public Works Administration (PWA)

created under the National Industrial Recovery Act (1933), paid private contractors to build large-scale projects

CWA

Civil Works Administration

temporary work relief under FERA, hired unemployed directly to work on local projects, model for WPA

FAP

Federal Arts Project (1935)

funding projects in fine art, literature, music, and theater

divisions under Federal One

Federal Art Project (FAP) (1935)

Federal Music Project (FMP) (1935)

Federal Writers Project (FWP) (1935)

Federal Theatre Project (FTP) (1935)

Historical Records Survey (HRS) (1935)