SPECIAL ISSUES
REPORT OF THE NATIONAL RESOURCES
PLANNING BOARD (1942)
In 1939 President Franklin Roosevelt tasked a small federal agency--the
National Resources Planning Board--with crafting a blueprint for
the future direction of the nation's domestic social welfare programs
(including Social Security). This report, published in early 1943,
is a classic in the documentation of the development of America's
social welare programs.
REPORTS ON INDEPENDENT AGENCY ISSUE
(1981-1994)
The Social Security Administration became an independent agency
again as a result of legislation in 1994. This collection of materials
documents the development of the issue of independence for SSA.
REPORTS OF THE OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY
ASSESSMENT (1986/1994)
The former Congressional Office of Technology Assessment issued
reports on technology issues for Congress, and completed two major
studies of computer technology at SSA.
BRIEF SSA-PREPARED FACTSHEET ON THE
"NOTCH"
An easy-to-understand "one-pager" on the Notch issue.
FINAL REPORT ON THE SOCIAL SECURITY "NOTCH"
ISSUE (1994)
The report of a Congressionally sponsored commission on the
history and policy issues involved in the controversial "notch."
REPORT OF THE BOSKIN COMMISSION
ON THE CPI (12/96)
This report discusses the issue of whether the Consumer Price
Index overstates inflation, and it analyzes the impact any potential
overstatement might have on Social Security benefits.
WHITE HOUSE REPORT ON WOMEN AND RETIREMENT
SECURITY (10/98)
This report by the National Economic Council Interagency Working
Group on Social Security analyzes the role of Social Security and
retirement security in general for women.
THE DEVELOPMENT AND HISTORY OF THE
POVERTY THRESHOLDS
In the late 1960s an SSA employee named Mollie Orshansky devised
a methodology to measure poverty. Her ideas became the basis of
the official federal poverty measure in use ever since. This article
by Gordon Fisher recounts the history and development of the federal
poverty measure and the role Mollie Orshansky played in its development.
1960 DEPARTMENT OF HEW STUDY OF THE
RETIREMENT EARNINGS TEST (RET)
Congressionally-mandated study of the background of and proposed
changes in the RET.
REPORT OF THE CONSULTANT PANEL ON SOCIAL SECURITY (1976)
In 1976 the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee jointly sponsored a study of the potential effects of using wage vs. price indexing in computing initial Social Security benefit levels.
REPORT TO CONGRESS ON SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (10/95)
Commission study of the issues involved in providing SSI disability benefits to children.
REPORT TO CONGRESS ON OPTIONS FOR ENHANCING THE SOCIAL SECURITY CARD (1997) .
In 1997 SSA released to Congress its report on potential changes to the Social Security card to make it more secure.
FIRST WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL
SECURITY (12/98)
Materials from the first White House Conference on Social Security
held in Washington, D.C. on December 8-9, 1998.
BRIEF LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE RET (1999)
Quick summary of major legislative changes in the operation
of the RET.
THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY RET (1999)
Study focused on the narrow issue of the rationale for inclusion of the RET in the original 1935 law.
STUDIES ON THE POVERTY INDEX (2011)
Collection of studies and reports on the measurement of poverty (HHS website) |