Act of Congress of June 20, 1874
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The Act of Congress of June 20, 1874 is a U.S. federal law that, among other provisions, established the authority to award the Gold Lifesaving Medal for acts of extraordinary heroism in saving or attempting to save lives at sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Act of Congress of June 20, 1874 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5717266 — 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: Act of Congress of June 20, 1874 Context triple: [Gold Lifesaving Medal, legalBasis, Act of Congress of June 20, 1874]
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Act of June 28, 1864
The Act of June 28, 1864 was a U.S. federal law passed during the Civil War that helped dismantle the legal framework of slavery by repealing the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
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Act of March 3, 1849
The Act of March 3, 1849 was a United States federal law that, among other monetary provisions, formed part of the mid-19th-century legislative framework expanding and regulating the nation’s coinage system.
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Act of March 3, 1887
The Act of March 3, 1887 was a U.S. federal law that, among other monetary provisions, authorized the redemption of previously issued trade dollars at face value.
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Cullom Act
The Cullom Act was a late 19th-century U.S. federal law associated with Senator Shelby M. Cullom, best known for addressing issues of interstate commerce regulation.
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E.
Curtis Act of 1898
The Curtis Act of 1898 was a U.S. federal law that dismantled tribal governments and communal landholding in Indian Territory, paving the way for Oklahoma statehood and further undermining Native American sovereignty.
- 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: Act of Congress of June 20, 1874 Target entity description: The Act of Congress of June 20, 1874 is a U.S. federal law that, among other provisions, established the authority to award the Gold Lifesaving Medal for acts of extraordinary heroism in saving or attempting to save lives at sea.
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A.
Act of June 28, 1864
The Act of June 28, 1864 was a U.S. federal law passed during the Civil War that helped dismantle the legal framework of slavery by repealing the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
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B.
Act of March 3, 1849
The Act of March 3, 1849 was a United States federal law that, among other monetary provisions, formed part of the mid-19th-century legislative framework expanding and regulating the nation’s coinage system.
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C.
Act of March 3, 1887
The Act of March 3, 1887 was a U.S. federal law that, among other monetary provisions, authorized the redemption of previously issued trade dollars at face value.
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D.
Cullom Act
The Cullom Act was a late 19th-century U.S. federal law associated with Senator Shelby M. Cullom, best known for addressing issues of interstate commerce regulation.
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E.
Curtis Act of 1898
The Curtis Act of 1898 was a U.S. federal law that dismantled tribal governments and communal landholding in Indian Territory, paving the way for Oklahoma statehood and further undermining Native American sovereignty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal statute ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| authorizedAward | Gold Lifesaving Medal ⓘ |
| awardCriteriaDefinedAs | acts of extraordinary heroism in saving or attempting to save lives at sea ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdIn | 19th-century United States ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1874-06-20 ⓘ |
| established | authority to award the Gold Lifesaving Medal ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| hasAwardClass | Gold Lifesaving Medal ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
United States maritime personnel
ⓘ
civilians performing lifesaving acts at sea ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
United States federal statutory law
ⓘ
linked to:
United States federal law
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| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
federal awards and decorations
ⓘ
maritime law ⓘ |
| legalForm | Act of Congress ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public law ⓘ |
| legislature | United States Congress ⓘ |
| purpose |
to authorize a formal federal medal for lifesaving at sea
ⓘ
to provide federal recognition for extraordinary lifesaving heroism at sea ⓘ |
| recognizes | individual acts of lifesaving heroism at sea ⓘ |
| regulates | conditions for awarding the Gold Lifesaving Medal ⓘ |
| scopeOfActs |
attempting to save lives at sea
ⓘ
saving lives at sea ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
lifesaving awards
ⓘ
maritime safety ⓘ recognition of heroism at sea ⓘ |
| temporalContext | post-Civil War era ⓘ |
| typeOfHeroismRequired | extraordinary heroism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Act of Congress of June 20, 1874 Description of subject: The Act of Congress of June 20, 1874 is a U.S. federal law that, among other provisions, established the authority to award the Gold Lifesaving Medal for acts of extraordinary heroism in saving or attempting to save lives at sea.
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