Administrative Procedure Act
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The Administrative Procedure Act is a foundational U.S. federal law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations, conduct rulemaking, and provide for public participation and judicial review.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Administrative Procedure Act canonical | 20 |
| Administrative Procedure Act section 702 | 1 |
| federal Administrative Procedure Act | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T74209 — 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: Administrative Procedure Act Context triple: [U.S. federal agencies, subjectTo, Administrative Procedure Act]
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A.
Public Law 86-209
Public Law 86-209 is a United States federal statute that established the National Medal of Science as a presidential award recognizing outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge.
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B.
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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C.
Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994
The Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law aimed at promoting community development and financial services in underserved areas, notably by establishing the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund.
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D.
Public Law 77-671
Public Law 77-671 is a World War II–era United States federal statute that established the legal basis for awarding the civilian Medal for Merit for exceptionally meritorious service.
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E.
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 is a U.S. federal law designed to promote the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector and encourage innovation and commercialization of federally funded research.
- 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: Administrative Procedure Act Target entity description: The Administrative Procedure Act is a foundational U.S. federal law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations, conduct rulemaking, and provide for public participation and judicial review.
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A.
Code of Federal Regulations
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations issued by the departments and agencies of the United States federal government.
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B.
Federal Records Act
The Federal Records Act is a U.S. law that establishes the framework and requirements for creating, managing, and preserving federal government records to ensure accountability and historical documentation.
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C.
Public Law 86-209
Public Law 86-209 is a United States federal statute that established the National Medal of Science as a presidential award recognizing outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge.
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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 93-198
Public Law 93-198 is the 1973 federal statute that granted the District of Columbia limited home rule, establishing an elected mayor and city council while retaining certain congressional oversight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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administrative law statute ⓘ |
| allows |
review of agency action unlawfully withheld or unreasonably delayed
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review of final agency action ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 5 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| codifiedSections |
5 U.S.C. §§ 551–559
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5 U.S.C. §§ 701–706 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dateEnacted | 1946-06-11 ⓘ |
| defines |
adjudication
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agency ⓘ order ⓘ party ⓘ person ⓘ rule ⓘ rulemaking ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1946-09-11 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| exempts |
general statements of policy from notice-and-comment
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interpretative rules from notice-and-comment ⓘ rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice from notice-and-comment ⓘ |
| governs |
federal administrative agencies of the United States
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standards of judicial review of agency action ⓘ |
| influenced | development of modern U.S. administrative law ⓘ |
| providesFor |
exemptions from notice-and-comment for certain rules
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formal adjudication ⓘ formal rulemaking in certain circumstances ⓘ informal adjudication ⓘ informal rulemaking ⓘ judicial review of agency action ⓘ notice-and-comment rulemaking ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Pub.L. 79–404 ⓘ |
| purpose | to improve the administration of justice by prescribing fair administrative procedure ⓘ |
| regulates |
agency adjudication
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agency formulation of rules ⓘ agency issuance of orders ⓘ agency licensing procedures ⓘ agency rulemaking ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Federal Register Act
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linked to:
Federal Register
Freedom of Information Act ⓘ Government in the Sunshine Act ⓘ |
| requires |
opportunity for public comment on proposed rules
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publication of agency interpretations ⓘ publication of proposed rules in the Federal Register ⓘ publication of rules of agency organization ⓘ publication of rules of agency procedure ⓘ publication of statements of general policy ⓘ publication of substantive rules ⓘ statement of basis and purpose for final rules ⓘ |
| shortName | APA ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Harry S. Truman
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linked to:
President Harry S. Truman
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| standardOfReview |
arbitrary and capricious standard
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de novo review in limited circumstances ⓘ substantial evidence standard ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Administrative Procedure Act Description of subject: The Administrative Procedure Act is a foundational U.S. federal law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations, conduct rulemaking, and provide for public participation and judicial review.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States in litigation involving Indian tribes
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mayBeSuedUnder
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Administrative Procedure Act section 702
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linked to: Administrative Procedure Act
administrative law judges of the U.S. Department of Labor
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legalBasis
→
Administrative Procedure Act
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Chapter 15 – Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations
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relatedTo
→
Administrative Procedure Act
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
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legalProvisionInterpreted
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Administrative Procedure Act
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United States in civil suits filed in the Middle District of Florida
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mayBeSuedUnder
→
Administrative Procedure Act
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linked to: Administrative Procedure Act