FECA of 1971
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FECA of 1971 is a landmark U.S. federal law that regulates campaign finance in federal elections by setting rules on disclosure, contributions, and spending.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| FECA | 2 |
| FECA of 1971 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4892300 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FECA of 1971 Context triple: [Federal Election Campaign Act, alsoKnownAs, FECA of 1971]
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FECA
FECA is a U.S. federal law that provides workers’ compensation benefits to civilian federal employees who are injured or become ill in the performance of their duties.
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B.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977 were U.S. federal legislative changes that updated wage and hour protections, including raising the minimum wage and expanding coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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C.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded minimum wage and overtime protections to additional categories of workers, including many public-sector and domestic employees.
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D.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1961
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1961 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded and strengthened the Fair Labor Standards Act, notably broadening coverage of minimum wage and overtime protections to additional categories of workers.
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E.
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 is a U.S. federal law that regulates internal union affairs and union–management relations, emphasizing financial transparency, democratic procedures, and protections for union members’ rights.
- 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: FECA of 1971 Target entity description: FECA of 1971 is a landmark U.S. federal law that regulates campaign finance in federal elections by setting rules on disclosure, contributions, and spending.
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A.
FECA
FECA is a U.S. federal law that provides workers’ compensation benefits to civilian federal employees who are injured or become ill in the performance of their duties.
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B.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977 were U.S. federal legislative changes that updated wage and hour protections, including raising the minimum wage and expanding coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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C.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded minimum wage and overtime protections to additional categories of workers, including many public-sector and domestic employees.
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D.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1961
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1961 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded and strengthened the Fair Labor Standards Act, notably broadening coverage of minimum wage and overtime protections to additional categories of workers.
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E.
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 is a U.S. federal law that regulates internal union affairs and union–management relations, emphasizing financial transparency, democratic procedures, and protections for union members’ rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
campaign finance law ⓘ election law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
FECA
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linked to:
FECA of 1971
|
| amendedBy |
Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Election Campaign Act
Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1976 ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Election Campaign Act
subsequent campaign finance reform statutes ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
candidates for federal office
ⓘ
federal elections in the United States ⓘ political committees in federal elections ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | landmark campaign finance legislation ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 2 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| countryOfJurisdiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| enactedIn | 1971 ⓘ |
| governs | political action committees in federal elections ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
imposed limits on certain campaign contributions
ⓘ
increased federal oversight of campaign finance ⓘ standardized federal campaign finance reporting requirements ⓘ |
| hasLongName |
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Election Campaign Act
|
| hasPurpose |
to increase transparency in campaign finance
ⓘ
to limit the influence of money in federal elections ⓘ to regulate the financing of federal election campaigns ⓘ |
| hasScope |
House of Representatives elections
ⓘ
Senate elections ⓘ presidential elections ⓘ |
| hasShortName | FECA of 1971 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-Watergate campaign finance reform era ⓘ |
| influencedCreationOf | Federal Election Commission ⓘ |
| inForceIn | United States federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
election law
ⓘ
political finance regulation ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | United States campaign finance regulatory framework ⓘ |
| precedes |
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002
ⓘ
linked to:
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
|
| regulates |
campaign contributions
ⓘ
campaign expenditures ⓘ campaign finance disclosure ⓘ campaign finance in federal elections ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Federal Election Commission ⓘ |
| requires |
public disclosure of campaign contributions
ⓘ
public disclosure of campaign expenditures ⓘ |
| setsRulesFor |
limits on contributions to federal candidates
ⓘ
reporting of campaign receipts and disbursements ⓘ |
| signedBy | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| subjectOf | campaign finance litigation in the United States ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1971 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: FECA of 1971 Description of subject: FECA of 1971 is a landmark U.S. federal law that regulates campaign finance in federal elections by setting rules on disclosure, contributions, and spending.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: FECA of 1971
subject linked to:
FECA of 1971
subject linked to:
FECA of 1971
linked to: FECA of 1971