One of the first pieces of social welfare legislation signed into law, the Sheppard–Towner Act set the stage for policies enacted during the administrations of President Franklin Roosevelt.
As the Great Depression wore on through the 1930s, a wave of Members supporting New Deal legislation came in to the House.
As the Great Depression wore on through the 1930s, a wave of Members supporting New Deal legislation came into the House.
The Fair Labor Standards Act passed in June 1938, the last of the major New Deal policies enacted by Congress.
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