Public Law 88-525
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Public Law 88-525 is the federal statute enacted in 1964 that established the modern U.S. food stamp program to help low-income households purchase nutritious food.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| P.L. 88-525 | 1 |
| Public Law 88-525 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1341462 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 88-525 Context triple: [Food Stamp Act of 1964, publicLawNumber, Public Law 88-525]
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Public Law 88-452
Public Law 88-452 is the landmark 1964 U.S. federal statute that launched President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty by creating a range of programs to expand educational, employment, and community development opportunities for low-income Americans.
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Public Law 85-568
Public Law 85-568 is the 1958 U.S. federal statute that created NASA and established the framework for the nation’s civilian space program.
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C.
Public Law 86-257
Public Law 86-257 is the formal statutory designation of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, a U.S. federal law that regulates labor unions’ internal affairs and their relations with employers.
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D.
Public Law 80-253
Public Law 80-253 is the formal designation of the landmark National Security Act of 1947, which reorganized the U.S. military and intelligence structure after World War II.
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E.
Public Law 91-375
Public Law 91-375 is the 1970 U.S. federal statute that transformed the Post Office Department into the independent United States Postal Service and modernized the nation’s postal system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 88-525 Target entity description: Public Law 88-525 is the federal statute enacted in 1964 that established the modern U.S. food stamp program to help low-income households purchase nutritious food.
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A.
Public Law 88-452
Public Law 88-452 is the landmark 1964 U.S. federal statute that launched President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty by creating a range of programs to expand educational, employment, and community development opportunities for low-income Americans.
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B.
Public Law 85-568
Public Law 85-568 is the 1958 U.S. federal statute that created NASA and established the framework for the nation’s civilian space program.
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C.
Public Law 86-257
Public Law 86-257 is the formal statutory designation of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, a U.S. federal law that regulates labor unions’ internal affairs and their relations with employers.
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D.
Public Law 80-253
Public Law 80-253 is the formal designation of the landmark National Security Act of 1947, which reorganized the U.S. military and intelligence structure after World War II.
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E.
Public Law 91-375
Public Law 91-375 is the 1970 U.S. federal statute that transformed the Post Office Department into the independent United States Postal Service and modernized the nation’s postal system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
food assistance law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| authorizedAgency |
USDA
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Agriculture
|
| beneficiaryGoal |
to improve nutrition of low-income persons
ⓘ
to reduce hunger in the United States ⓘ |
| benefitType | in-kind food assistance ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch ⓘ |
| category | United States federal welfare and public assistance legislation ⓘ |
| citationType | Public Law ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Title 7 of the United States Code
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Code Title 7
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| dateEnacted | August 31, 1964 ⓘ |
| economicObjective | support farm prices by increasing food demand ⓘ |
| eligibilityBasis |
household size
ⓘ
income ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 88th United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishedProgram | modern U.S. food stamp program ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| governmentBranchInvolved | United States Congress ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | created the first permanent nationwide food stamp program ⓘ |
| implementationLevel | state-administered with federal oversight ⓘ |
| inForceStatus | amended ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| laterNameOfProgram | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ⓘ |
| legalForm | Act of Congress ⓘ |
| policyArea |
agricultural policy
ⓘ
food assistance ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| presidentAtSigning | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to provide improved levels of nutrition among low-income households
ⓘ
to strengthen the agricultural economy ⓘ |
| programMechanism | food coupons for purchase of food ⓘ |
| programType | means-tested entitlement program ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber |
P.L. 88-525
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linked to:
Public Law 88-525
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| relatedProgram | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ⓘ |
| replacedProgram | earlier pilot food stamp programs ⓘ |
| revisedBy | Food Stamp Act of 1977 ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| shortName | Food Stamp Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 78 Stat. 703 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
agricultural surpluses
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nutrition assistance ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | low-income households ⓘ |
| title | An Act to strengthen the agricultural economy; to help to achieve a fuller and more effective use of food abundances; and to provide for improved levels of nutrition among low-income households ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1964 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 88-525 Description of subject: Public Law 88-525 is the federal statute enacted in 1964 that established the modern U.S. food stamp program to help low-income households purchase nutritious food.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Public Law 88-525