Public Law 86-257
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pub.L. 86-257 | 1 |
| Public Law 86-257 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T522838 — 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: Public Law 86-257 Context triple: [Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, publicLawNumber, Public Law 86-257]
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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.
Public Law 89-97
Public Law 89-97 is the landmark 1965 U.S. federal statute that created the Medicare and Medicaid programs and significantly expanded Social Security.
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D.
Public Law 81-171
Public Law 81-171 is the formal designation of the Housing Act of 1949, a landmark U.S. federal law that expanded public housing and urban redevelopment programs in the post–World War II era.
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E.
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.
- 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 86-257 Target entity description: 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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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.
Public Law 89-97
Public Law 89-97 is the landmark 1965 U.S. federal statute that created the Medicare and Medicaid programs and significantly expanded Social Security.
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D.
Public Law 81-171
Public Law 81-171 is the formal designation of the Housing Act of 1949, a landmark U.S. federal law that expanded public housing and urban redevelopment programs in the post–World War II era.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
labor law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Department of Labor ⓘ |
| amends |
National Labor Relations Act (in certain respects via related provisions)
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linked to:
National Labor Relations Act
|
| codifiedIn |
Title 29 of the United States Code
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Code Title 29
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateEnacted | 1959-09-14 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 86th United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Office of Labor-Management Standards ⓘ |
| establishes |
a bill of rights for union members
ⓘ
fiduciary responsibilities for union officers ⓘ standards for union officer elections ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Landrum–Griffin Act ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ |
| hasSection |
election of officers provisions
ⓘ
reporting and disclosure requirements ⓘ safeguards for labor organizations ⓘ trusteeships provisions ⓘ union member bill of rights provisions ⓘ |
| hasShortName | LMRDA ⓘ |
| historicalContext | enacted in response to reports of corruption and undemocratic practices in some labor unions in the 1950s ⓘ |
| imposes |
criminal penalties for embezzlement of union funds
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criminal penalties for willful failure to file required reports ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| namedAfter |
Phillip M. Landrum
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linked to:
Philip M. Landrum
Robert P. Griffin ⓘ |
| protects |
freedom of speech of union members within unions
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right of union members to participate in union meetings and elections ⓘ right of union members to receive copies of collective bargaining agreements ⓘ right of union members to sue in court ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber |
Pub.L. 86-257
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linked to:
Public Law 86-257
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| purpose |
to promote union democracy and financial integrity
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to protect union members and their participation in union affairs ⓘ |
| regulates |
labor organizations
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labor unions ⓘ labor unions’ internal affairs ⓘ relations between labor unions and employers ⓘ |
| requires |
reporting and disclosure of certain employer and labor relations consultant activities
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reporting and disclosure of labor organization financial information ⓘ reporting and disclosure of labor-management agreements ⓘ |
| signedBy | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 73 Stat. 519 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
financial disclosure
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labor-management relations ⓘ union democracy ⓘ union member rights ⓘ |
| title | Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1959 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 86-257 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Public Law 86-257