January 31st, 1936

With the recent State of the Union speech by President Hoover and his yielding of economic stimulus for the greater of America, Congress has been at work, doing its best to modify the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932 (collectively known as Wagner-Garner) into such a fashion where it can reasonably pass the House. While the Establishment has a super-majority in the Senate and will be able to pass any bill, the House is another matter. Barely not holding a majority, it seems very likely that the Establishment will have to consult or give into the demands of either the SPA or the AFP.

After deep consultation with all political parties - including the radicals in the SPA and AFP - the SPA and AFP walked out on the democratic process, showing that they are interested in not helping the Common Man, but allowing them to suffer because it suits their political agenda to make America not great! Through at great risk, the House has passed the Wagner-Garner Bill on a party vote of 218-7, with most of the SPA and AFUP having left Washington to try and tank the bill's passage.

Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1936 (Wagner-Garner)

Establishment of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in order to not only recapitalize banks through the influx of money and Granting of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation $600 million with permission to raise an additional $1.4 billion dollars through the sale of bonds and stocks in order to make sure creditors are paid, but also lend to ailing farmers, but solvent institutions that could not be sold to repay their existing liabilities but would be able to do so in the long run. The RFC will also have a division that will issue emergency relief funds to state and local institutions and help prevent the decline of America's money supply.

Establishment of unemployment insurance for those laid off of their job for $30 dollars a month for six months in order for families to adjust and give them time to find a new job. For families with children, their allotment will increase by $5 per child with no limit. For those who claim unemployment, an alternative will be offered where they will be put under the employ of the federal government and receive free room and board during their employ on public works. However, the take home pay they will receive will be reduced to $10 a month to reflect the costs of room and board.

Establishment of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration in order to replace the Federal Farm Board with power to regulate the prices of wheat, cotton, field corn, hogs, rice, tobacco, milk, rye, flax, barley, grain sorghum, cattle, peanuts, sugar beets, sugar cane, and potatoes. The Secretary of Agriculture will have the new found ability to secure voluntary reduction of the acreage in basic crops through agreements with producers and use of direct payments for participation in acreage control programs; to regulate marketing through voluntary agreements with processors, associations or producers, and other handlers of agricultural commodities or products; to license processors, association, and others handling agricultural commodities to eliminate unfair practices or charges; to determine the necessity for and the rate or processing taxes; and to use the proceeds of taxes and appropriate funds for the cost of adjustment operations, for the expansion of markets, and for the removal or agricultural surpluses. In order to avoid harming the majority of American consumers, the raise in consumers' retail expenditures above the percentages returned to the farmer in the 1909-1914 period.

In addition to the creation of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, a special Amendment by Senator Elmer Thomas from Oklahoma has been passed, allowing for greater government control over monetary policy through the following three options available to the President should open market actions fail to work. The President has the ability to get the U.S. Treasury to issue up to $3 billion in greenbacks, reduce the gold content of the dollar by as much as 50 percent, or accept 100 million dollars in silver at a price not to exceed fifty cents per ounce in payment of World War I debts owed by belligerents in the Weltkrieg.

Establishment of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.

Establishment of a federal minimum wage of $0.25 an hour with increases to the minimum wage tied to future inflation. (Basically Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 without the 40 hour work week no provision for overtime.)

The retrofit of 15 of the Navy's oldest destroyers up-to modern standards and sizes. If this is impossible to achieve, then the construction of 15 new Destroyers for the United States Navy will be authorized.

Establishment of the United States Numbered Highway System in order not only improve ailing infrastructure across the country but also create new lines of highways in order to help drive down transit costs for everyday Americans.

Establishment of the National Labor Relations Board to help enforce U.S. labor law in relation to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices. The NLRB will be composed of 15 members, with 5 members being appointed as representatives of the largest labor unions in the country by membership, 5 members being nominated by the Department of Labor and voted upon in the Senate with at least a 2/3 quorum. The remaining 5 members will be appointed by mutual agreement between Senate appointees and representatives of labor. Members of he NLRB will also be on the board of one of five subdivisions as listed: Administrative Division, Economic Division, Legal Division, Publications Division and the Trial Examining Division. These subdivisions will be headed by boards of three composed of one Senate appointee, one representative of the labor unions, and one member appointed by mutual approval. If a vacancy on this board persists for more than four months among the slots given to either the labor unions or those appointed by mutual approval, then the Senate is empowered to appoint a temporary member to the board until such a replacement can either be voted upon or appointed by the corresponding labor union. New rules and regulations giving power to labor unions will be established, detailing unfair business practices by not only businesses but labor unions as well. (Basically what practices/rules/regulations are outlined in the Taft–Hartley Act of 1947).

Passage of bill detailing lynching as a federal felony and outlining punishments to those found guilty. (Basically Costigan–Wagner Bill of 1934)

Due to the walkout of the SPA and AFP, the US Military has been granted roughly 500m through various 'Manhattan Project' allottments designed to hide their true destination. Most of this money will be used to prepare the Army should civil insurrection or prolonged civil unrest continue.