Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917
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The Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917 was a World War I-era U.S. law that authorized large-scale federal borrowing through liberty bonds and laid the groundwork for the modern federal debt ceiling system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Liberty Loan Acts | 1 |
| Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2714575 — 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: Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917 Context triple: [United States debt ceiling, historicalPrecedent, Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917]
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A.
National Defense Act of 1916
The National Defense Act of 1916 was a landmark U.S. law that expanded and reorganized the nation’s military forces, particularly formalizing the role of the National Guard as a key component of the Army.
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B.
Military Service Act of 1917
The Military Service Act of 1917 was a Canadian federal law that introduced compulsory military service during World War I, triggering intense political and social conflict across the country.
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C.
Act of Congress of December 13, 1920
The Act of Congress of December 13, 1920 was a U.S. federal law that formally ended wartime restrictions on speech by repealing the Sedition Act provisions added to the Espionage Act during World War I.
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D.
Budget and Accounting Act of 1921
The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 is a landmark U.S. federal law that centralized the national budgeting process in the executive branch and established modern mechanisms for federal budget preparation and oversight.
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E.
Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917
The Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917 was a U.S. federal law that restructured the government of Puerto Rico and collectively granted U.S. citizenship to its residents.
- 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: Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917 Target entity description: The Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917 was a World War I-era U.S. law that authorized large-scale federal borrowing through liberty bonds and laid the groundwork for the modern federal debt ceiling system.
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A.
National Defense Act of 1916
The National Defense Act of 1916 was a landmark U.S. law that expanded and reorganized the nation’s military forces, particularly formalizing the role of the National Guard as a key component of the Army.
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B.
Military Service Act of 1917
The Military Service Act of 1917 was a Canadian federal law that introduced compulsory military service during World War I, triggering intense political and social conflict across the country.
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C.
Act of Congress of December 13, 1920
The Act of Congress of December 13, 1920 was a U.S. federal law that formally ended wartime restrictions on speech by repealing the Sedition Act provisions added to the Espionage Act during World War I.
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D.
Budget and Accounting Act of 1921
The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 is a landmark U.S. federal law that centralized the national budgeting process in the executive branch and established modern mechanisms for federal budget preparation and oversight.
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E.
Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917
The Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917 was a U.S. federal law that restructured the government of Puerto Rico and collectively granted U.S. citizenship to its residents.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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war finance legislation ⓘ |
| affects |
Treasury borrowing practices
ⓘ
structure of U.S. public debt ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage public subscription to government war bonds
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mobilize domestic savings for war finance ⓘ |
| appliesTo | United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| authorizes |
issuance of certificates of indebtedness
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issuance of liberty bonds ⓘ issuance of short-term Treasury obligations ⓘ issuance of war savings certificates ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthorityOf | Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| belongsToPeriod |
Progressive Era in United States history
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linked to:
Progressive Era
|
| codifiedIn |
Title 31 of the United States Code (as amended and recodified)
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linked to:
Title 31 of the United States Code
|
| contributesTo | creation of the modern federal debt ceiling system ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enactedDuring | World War I ⓘ |
| enactedInYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| establishes | overall limit on aggregate federal borrowing ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo | Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ |
| hasContext | United States entry into World War I in 1917 ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasJurisdiction |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| hasLegalForm | public law of the United States ⓘ |
| hasLongTermImpactOn |
United States public debt management
ⓘ
federal debt ceiling framework ⓘ |
| hasPresidentAtEnactment | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfInstrument |
Treasury certificate of indebtedness
ⓘ
liberty bond ⓘ short-term Treasury note ⓘ war savings certificate ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundation for the statutory federal debt limit
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major expansion of federal borrowing authority ⓘ |
| partOf | United States war finance during World War I ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | later statutory federal debt limit laws ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | to authorize large-scale federal borrowing to finance U.S. participation in World War I ⓘ |
| regulates |
interest rates on certain federal obligations
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maturity of certain federal obligations ⓘ terms and conditions of liberty bonds ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
First Liberty Bond Act of 1917
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Fourth Liberty Bond Act ⓘ Third Liberty Bond Act ⓘ |
| signedBy | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates over the federal debt ceiling
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scholarship on U.S. fiscal history ⓘ |
| usedFor |
financing U.S. military expenditures in World War I
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financing allied loans and war-related programs ⓘ |
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Subject: Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917 Description of subject: The Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917 was a World War I-era U.S. law that authorized large-scale federal borrowing through liberty bonds and laid the groundwork for the modern federal debt ceiling system.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917