Public Works Administration (PWA) (1933) Established by Hundred Days Congress, built large-scale public works (e.g. dams, bridges, hospitals, schools) to provide employment, increase purchasing power, revive economy

PWA projects had a lasting impact on American infrastructure and society by modernizing public works and enhancing community resources. Major constructions funded by the PWA, like bridges and schools, improved connectivity and access to education across the nation.

The Public Works Administration (PWA) was intended to provide long-term recovery. Headed by Harold L. Ickes, the agency spent over $4 billion on thousands of projects, including public buildings, highways, and dams.

June 25, 1938- United States federal law that applies to employees engaged in and producing goods for interstate commerce. Established a national minimum wage, guaranteed time and a half for overtime in certain jobs, and prohibited most employment of minors in "oppressive child labor," a term defined in the statute.

L: PWA stands for Public Works Administration. The PWA was a major part of Roosevelt's New Deal programs. The PWA put people to work building or improving public buildings like schools, post offices,etc.

Hired 18-25 year old single men for conservation jobs (worked with US army and US Forest services). They had to send money back to their parents to stimulate the economy. PWA (Public Works Administration) -SoInterior Harold L. Ickes. $4 billion for projects like buildings and highways. Grand Coulee Dam built.

Public Works Administration (PWA), in U.S. history, New Deal government agency (1933–39) designed to reduce unemployment and increase purchasing power through the construction of highways and public buildings.

The Public Works Administration (PWA), part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933 in response to the Great Depression.

Public Works Administration (PWA) industrial recovery and for unemployment relief. --its goal was to stimulate the economy through the building of huge public works projects that needed large numbers of workers. It set up jobs for people without jobs which gave the employers money and the employers funded the job. 359982853: Harold L. Ickes

Public Works Administration - PWA (1933) Received $3.3 billion appropriation from Congress for public works projects. Rural Electrification Administration - REA (1935)