Social Serurity Act ~ Title IV-D
The Social Security Act of 1935 was enacted as a public law (P.L. 74-271) but has never been enacted into positive law as a title of the U.S. Code. While Title 42 of the U.S. Code contains the Social Security Act, it is an editorial compilation, not a positive law codification, meaning it is evidence of the law, but not the law itself.
- Enactment: The Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 14, 1935.
- Legal Status: The Act is codified in Title 42 of the U.S. Code, which has not been enacted as positive law, unlike titles such as Title 10 (Armed Forces) or Title 11 (Bankruptcy).
- Amendments: The Act has been amended numerous times since 1935, such as the 1965 amendments creating Medicare and Medicaid.
Positive law codification involves enacting a title of the U.S. Code as legal text, which is not the case for the Social Security Act.
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