Student's Guide to Landmark Congressional Laws on Social Security and Welfare

Table of contents

• Student's Guide to Landmark Congressional Laws on Social Security and Welfare i
• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Series Foreword vii
• Timeline of Social Security and Welfare Laws xi
• Introduction 1
• 1: The Homestead Act of 1862 11
• 2: The Civil War Pension System 19
• 3: The Children's Bureau (1912) 27
• 4: The Infancy and Maternity Protection Act of 1921 (Sheppard-Towner Act) 31
• 5: The Social Security Act of 1935 37
• 6: The Social Security Act Amendments of 1939 59
• 7: The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (The G.I. Bill) 71
• 8: The Social Security Act Amendments of 1950 83
• 9: Federal Disability Insurance: the Social Security Act Amendments of 1956 93
• 10: Aid to Families with Dependent Children and the Emergence of Modern Welfare: the Public Welfare Amendments of 1962 103
• 11: The War on Poverty: the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 113
• 12: The Food Stamp Act of 1964 127
• 13: Medicare and Medicaid: the Social Security Amendments of 1965 137
• 14: Employment Security Amendments of 1970 153
• 15: Colas and Supplemental Security Income: the Social Security Amendments of 1972 163
• 16: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children: the Wic Program (1972) 179
• 17: The Earned Income Tax Credit 187
• 18: Saving Social Security: the Social Security Amendments of 1983 193
• 19: The Family Support Act of 1988 209
• 20: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 223
• 21: Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 2000 239
• Glossary 243
• Bibliography 247
• Index 253
• About the Author 259

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