National Recovery Administration

(noun)

A New Deal agency responsible for industrial recovery and industrial labor protection. 

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Examples of National Recovery Administration in the following topics:

  • Industrial Recovery

    • The National Recovery Administration (NRA), which was one of the outcomes of the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), was the main New Deal agency focused on industrial recovery.
    • Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) only three months after he took over the office (June 1933).
    • It aimed "to encourage national industrial recovery, to foster fair competition, and to provide for the construction of certain useful public works."
    • At the center of NIRA was the National Recovery Administration (NRA), headed by Hugh S.
    • Between 4,000 and 5,000 business practices were prohibited, some 3,000 administrative orders running to over 10,000 pages promulgated, and thousands of opinions and guides from national, regional, and local code boards interpreted and enforced the Act.

  • Resistance to Business Reform

    • The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), signed into law in June 1933, proposed comprehensive reforms to boost industrial recovery.  
    • It also established the Public Works Administration, an agency responsible for creating jobs through public works projects.
    • The National Recovery Administration (NRA) was founded to implement NIRA.
    • The act also created the National Labor Relations Board (not to confuse with the National Labor Board created under NRA!)
    • Contrast opposition to the National Industrial Recovery Act with opposition to the National Labor Relations Act

  • The Great Depression and the New Deal

    • The programs were in response to the Great Depression, and focused on what historians call the "3 Rs": Relief, Recovery, and Reform.
    • That is, Relief for the unemployed and poor; Recovery of the economy to normal levels; and Reform of the financial system to prevent a repeat depression.
    • It included a national work program, the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which made the federal government by far the largest single employer in the nation.
    • The Federal Emergency Relief Administration, for instance, provided $500 million for relief operations by states and cities, while the short-lived CWA (Civil Works Administration) gave localities money to operate make-work projects in 1933-34.
    • The Supreme Court declared the National Recovery Administration (NRA) and the first version of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) unconstitutional, although the AAA was rewritten and then upheld.

  • Launching the New Deal

    • A popular narrative presents the New Deal as a series of programs that responded to the Great Depression with "3 Rs:" relief, recovery, and reform.
    • Recovery meant bringing the economy back to the level of stability and prosperity.
    • The creation of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (1933).
    • National Recovery Administration (1933) allowed industries to create codes that would regulate and curb unfair competition.
    • The National Labor Relations Act (1933; known also as the Wagner Act), which established the National Labor Relations Board (1935).

  • Competing Solutions

    • The creation of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (1933).
    • National Recovery Administration (1933) allowed industries to create codes that would regulate and curb unfair competition.
    • The program was replaced by the Works Progress Administration in 1935.
    • The National Labor Relations Act (1933), which established the National Labor Relations Board (1935).
    • Photograph of Works Progress Administration Worker Receiving Paycheck, Records of the Work Projects Administration, National Archives

  • Neglected Americans and the New Deal

    • The 1933 National Recovery Administration, the main First New Deal agency responsible for industrial recovery, had hardly anything to offer to African Americans as National Industrial Recovery Act's (NIRA) provisions covered the industries, from which black workers were usually excluded.
    • Black workers participated in all the major programs that created employment, including the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Public Works Administration, and the Works Progress Administration.  
    • Under the provisions of the latter, the youth coming from the families that had at least one member working for WPA also received support that allowed them to continue high school or college education (program known as the National Youth Administration).  
    • Nationally, two sectors relied heavily on female labor force: agriculture and domestic service.
    • The 1933 National Industrial Recovery Act, the 1935 National Labor Relations Act, and the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act all excluded agricultural and domestic workers.

  • The Small Business Administration

    • The Small Business Administration (SBA) is a United States government agency that provides support to entrepreneurs and small businesses.
    • The Small Business Administration (SBA) is a United States government agency that provides support to entrepreneurs and small businesses.
    • The mission of the Small Business Administration is "to maintain and strengthen the nation's economy by enabling the establishment and viability of small businesses and by assisting in the economic recovery of communities after disasters. " The agency's activities are summarized as the 3 Cs of capital, contracts, and counseling.
    • Under the Recovery Act and the Small Business Jobs Act, SBA loans were enhanced to provide up to a 90 percent guarantee in order to strengthen access to capital for small businesses after credit froze in 2008.

  • Relief Measures

    • The "First 100 Days" was a period of productive activity for the new Roosevelt administration.
    • They also included the continuation of Hoover's major relief program for the unemployed under a new name, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration.
    • The National Industrial Recovery Act (1933) gave Roosevelt broad powers to regulate industry and launch public works projects.
    • Pursuant to the latter goal, the NIRA created the Public Works Administration (PWA), a public works construction agency.
    • Identify some of the relief measures instituted by the Roosevelt Administration

  • The New Deal

    • They focused on the "3 Rs": relief, recovery, and reform.
    • Relief was offered to the unemployed and poor; recovery was intended to bring the economy to normal levels; and system reform was hoped would prevent a repeat depression.
    • There was no national safety net, no public unemployment insurance, and no Social Security.
    • It included a national work program, the Works Progress Administration (WPA), that made the federal government the largest single employer in the nation.
    • Housing Authority and Farm Security Administration, both begun in 1937, and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, which set maximum hours and minimum wages for most categories of workers.

  • The Second New Deal

    • In 1935, the Roosevelt administration unveiled legislation that would be known as the Second New Deal.
    • The National Labor Relations Act revived and strengthened the protections of collective bargaining in the original National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA).
    • The Act also established the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to facilitate wage agreements.
    • Roosevelt nationalized unemployment relief through the Works Progress Administration (WPA), headed by Harry Hopkins .
    • The National Youth Administration was a semi-autonomous WPA program for youth.