Committee on Economic Security (CES)
Volume VIII. Committee Activities
A. CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES
CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC SECURITY
AND DEVELOPMENTS IN SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION
by
Wilbur J. Cohen
CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC SECURITY
AND DEVELOPMENT IN SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION
(Page references to Congressional Record are for the unbound issues)
| June 29, 1934 | Executive Order 6757 creating Committee on Economic Security |
| July 25, 1934 | Professor Edwin E. Witte named Executive Director; Technical Board of 13 members selected. |
| August 10, 1934 | "Preliminary Outline of the Work of the Staff of the Committee On Economic Security" prepared by Mr. Witte, submitted to The Technical Board. |
| August 13, 1934 | Meeting of Cabinet Committee. Executive Director introduced; Mr. Altmeyer selected as Chairman of Technical Board. |
| August 16, 1934 | "Possible General Approaches to the Problem of Economic Security" drafted by Mr. Witte. |
| October 1, 1934 | Meeting of the Cabinet Committee. |
| November 9, 1934 | Meeting of the Cabinet Committee. |
| November 14, 1934 | National Conference on Economic Security held. |
| November 15, 1934 | Special Conferences; Meeting of Advisory Council |
| November 16, 1934 | Meeting of Cabinet Committee; Meeting of Advisory Council. |
| November 27, 1934 | Meeting of Cabinet Committee. |
| December 4, 1934 | Meeting of Cabinet Committee. |
| December 6, 1934 | Meeting of Advisory Council. |
| December 7, 1934 | Meeting of Cabinet Committee; Meeting of Advisory Council |
| December 18, 1934 | Meeting of Cabinet Committee. |
| December 19, 1934 | Meeting of Cabinet Committee. |
| December 28, 1934 | Meeting of Cabinet Committee. |
| January 4, 1935 | President addressed Congress (House Document No. 1). |
| January 7, 1935 | Meeting of Cabinet Committee. |
| January 15, 1935 | Report of Committee on Economic Security sent to President. |
| January 17, 1935 | President transmits Report of Committee on Economic Security to Congress with recommendations (House Document No. 81); S. 1130 (Wagner), H.R. 4120 (Doughton) and H.R. 4142 (Lewis) introduced. |
| January 21, 1935 | Hearings begin before Senate Committee on Finance; ended on February 20. |
| January 22, 1935 | Hearings before House Committee; Sub-committee of House Committee on Labor concluded hearings on Social Security Legislation. |
| February 4, 1935 | Sub-Committee of House Committee on Social Security legislation. |
| February 12, 1935 | Hearings before House on Ways and Means concluded. |
| February 15, 1935 | Meeting of Cabinet Committee; Sub-committee of House Committee on Labor concluded hearings on Social Security legislation. |
| March 15, 1935 | Meeting of Cabinet Committee; Lundeen Bill (H.R. 2827) reported out favorably by Committee on Labor (House Report No. 418). |
| April 5, 1935 | Committee on Ways and Means Reported out H.R. 7260 favorably (House Report No. 615). |
| April 11, 1935 | House began consideration of H.R. 7260; debated April 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17; read for Amendment April 17, 18, and 19, 1935. |
| April 19, 1935 | H.R. 7260 passed House of Representatives, yeas 371, nays 33, answered "present" 2, not voting 26 (Cong. Rec., April 1 , 1935, p. 5290). |
| April 22, 1935 | H.R. 7260 read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance. |
| May 6, 1935 | Railroad Retirement decision (55 Sup. Ct. 758). |
| May 20, 1935 | Senate Committee on Finance reported out H.R. 7260 favorably (Senate Report No. 628). |
| June 14, 1935 | Senate began to consider H.R. 7260 (Cong. Rec., June 14, 1935, p. 9651). |
| June 19, 1935 | Clark amendment adopted by Senate, yeas 51, nays 35, not voting 9. (Cong. Rec., p. 10014); H.R. 7260 passed by senate, yeas 77, nays 6, not voting 12 (Cong. Rec., pp. 10033 and 10147). |
| June 20, 1935 | Senate conferees selected. House conferees selected. (Cong. Rec., p. 10204). |
| July 16, 1935 | First Conference Reports filed (House Report No. 1540). |
| July 17, 1935 | Senate accepted Conference Report and referred Clark and Black amendments back to Conference Committee without a record vote ( Cong. Rec., p. 11765); House rejected motion to recede and concur in the Clark and Black amendments, yeas 78, nays 268, not voting 83 (Cong. Rec., p. 11788); motion to disagree to these amendments passed, yeas 269, nays 65, not voting 95 (Cong. Rec., p. 11789). |
| August 8, 1935 | Conference Committee reported back recommending deletion of Clark and Black amendments to bill (House Report No. 1744). House accepted report without record vote (Cong. Rec., p. 13257). |
| August 9,1936 | Senate accepted Conference Report without record vote (Cong. Rec., p. 13257). |
| August 14, 1935 | President approved H.R. 7260. |
| August 16, 1935 | President transmitted estimates of appropriations for Social Security Act to House (House Documents, 291, 292, 293, and 294). |
| August 17, 1935 | Hearings on Third Deficiency Bill for Appropriations for Social Security Act (Hearings on Supplemental Appropriation Bill for 1935). |
| August 22, 1935 | House Committee on Appropriations reported out H.R. 9215 making appropriations (Cong. Rec., p. 14535), and passed without record vote. |
| August 24, 1935 | Social Security Board nominations approved by Senate (Cong. Rec.. August 23, 1935, p. 14767). |
| August 26, 1935 | Third Deficiency Bill fails of enactment due to filibuster of Senator Huey Long. |
| August 27, 1935 | Committee on Economic Security moved into Department of Labor building. |
| September 11, 1935 | Chairman Winant arrived in Washington from Geneva, Switzerland. |
| September 12, 1935 | Mr. Vincent M. Miles arrived in Washington. |
| September 13, 1935 | Social Security Board issued first statement. |
| September 14, 1935 | Board members met in conference. |
| September 16, 1935 | Mr. Miles took oath of office. |
| September 24, 1935 | Conference on redrafts of model unemployment compensation bills; Mr. Winant saw the President about funds for the Board's administrative expenses. |