<P> In the United States , Social Security is the commonly used term for the federal Old - Age , Survivors , and Disability Insurance ( OASDI ) program and is administered by the Social Security Administration . The original Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935 , and the current version of the Act , as amended , encompasses several social welfare and social insurance programs . </P>
<P> In the United States , Social Security is the commonly used term for the federal Old - Age , Survivors , and Disability Insurance ( OASDI ) program and is administered by the Social Security Administration . The original Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935 , and the current version of the Act , as amended , encompasses several social welfare and social insurance programs . </P>
when did the social security act become law
when did the social security act become law
1935
1935