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GuyC59<p>On this Day in Social Security History:</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialSecurityat90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurityat90</span></a>&nbsp;<br><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/StrongerTogether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrongerTogether</span></a></p><p>4/5/1935 The US House of Representatives began debate on The Social Security Act of 1935. <br>More: <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/senate35.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ssa.gov/history/senate35.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br> <br>4/5/1944 The United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, held that money paid to a widow, after the death of her wage-earner husband pursuant to a back-pay award by the National Labor Relations Board entered after the wage earner's death, did not constitute wages as defined in the original Social Security Act because it was not remuneration for employment.<br>More on, Social Security and Vulnerable Groups—Policy Options to Aid Widows: <a href="https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R46182" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">congress.gov/crs-product/R4618</span><span class="invisible">2</span></a><br> <br>4/5/1948, President Truman vetoed H.R. 5052, a bill to exclude vendors of newspapers and magazines from social security coverage.<br>More: <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v11n7/v11n7p3.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v11n7/</span><span class="invisible">v11n7p3.pdf</span></a> <br>&nbsp;<br>More Social Security history: <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ssa.gov/history</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> &amp; <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SSAHistGWC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSAHistGWC</span></a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/socialinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialinsurance</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retirement</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/NewDeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewDeal</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SSDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSDI</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OASDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OASDI</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> Social Security Administration</p>
GuyC59<p>Social Security Pioneers, Black History Month Edition:</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialSecurityat90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurityat90</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/StrongerTogether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrongerTogether</span></a></p><p>Patricia R. Harris<br>Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. During her tenure, the department was renamed Health and Human Services.<br>1979-1981<br>Info: <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/harris.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ssa.gov/history/harris.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Herbert R. Doggette, Jr.<br>Social Security Commissioner<br>January 1, 1980 to January 2, 1980 (Acting),<br>and, January 20, 1981 to May 5, 1981 (Acting)<br>Info: <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/doggette.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ssa.gov/history/doggette.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Gwendolyn S. King<br>Commissioner of Social Security<br>August 1, 1989 to September 30, 1992<br>Info: <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/king.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ssa.gov/history/king.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Carolyn W. Colvin<br>Acting Commissioner<br>February 14, 2013 - January 20, 2017<br>November 30, 2024 - January 2025<br>Info: <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/colvin.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ssa.gov/history/colvin.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Ruth Pierce<br>Associate Deputy Commissioner for Regional Operations</p><p>Kilolo Kijakazi<br>Acting Commissioner <br>July 9, 2021 – December 20, 2023<br>Info: <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/kijakazi.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ssa.gov/history/kijakazi.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>And many contributors at all levels of the organization working day by day, year after year, in service to the American public.</p><p>More Social Security history: <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ssa.gov/history/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> &amp; <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SSAHistGWC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSAHistGWC</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/BlackHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistoryMonth</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retirement</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/heatlhcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heatlhcare</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/NewDeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewDeal</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SSDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSDI</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OASDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OASDI</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> Social Security Administration</p>