Date: 1939-06-10
Result:
364-2
Vote Subject Matter:
Social Welfare
/ Domestic Social Policy
Bill number: HR6635
Description: TO PASS H.R. 6635, A BILL TO AMEND THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. THE BILL, IN PART, EXTENDS AND LIBERALIZES SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TO WIDOWS, CHILDREN AND DEPENDENT PARENTS, LOWERS THE OLD-AGE INSURANCE, TAX PAID BY WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS FROM 1.33 PER CENT OF INCOME TO 1 PERCENT, AND INCREASES OLD-AGE INSURANCE FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH.
Original source documents:
Congressional Record vol. 84-7, p. 6970;
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