Hyde Amendment
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The Hyde Amendment is a U.S. legislative provision that bars the use of federal funds for most abortion services, significantly shaping national abortion policy since the 1970s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hyde Amendment canonical | 3 |
| the Establishment Clause is not violated by the Hyde Amendment | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8280299 — 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: Hyde Amendment Context triple: [Church Amendment, relatedTo, Hyde Amendment]
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Hughes Amendment
The Hughes Amendment is a 1986 U.S. federal provision that effectively banned civilian ownership of newly manufactured fully automatic firearms by freezing the machine gun registry.
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McGovern–Hatfield Amendment
The McGovern–Hatfield Amendment was a proposed U.S. Senate measure during the Vietnam War that sought to set a deadline for the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam.
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C.
Nunn–Cohen Amendment
The Nunn–Cohen Amendment is a 1987 U.S. law that created a unified special operations command and funding authority, significantly strengthening and institutionalizing American special operations forces.
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D.
Cooper–Church Amendment
The Cooper–Church Amendment was a key U.S. Senate measure during the Vietnam War aimed at restricting funding and authority for expanding American military operations, particularly in Cambodia.
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E.
Stenberg v. Carhart
Stenberg v. Carhart is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a Nebraska law banning so-called “partial-birth abortion” as unconstitutional for lacking a health exception for the mother and imposing an undue burden on abortion access.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hyde Amendment Target entity description: The Hyde Amendment is a U.S. legislative provision that bars the use of federal funds for most abortion services, significantly shaping national abortion policy since the 1970s.
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A.
Hughes Amendment
The Hughes Amendment is a 1986 U.S. federal provision that effectively banned civilian ownership of newly manufactured fully automatic firearms by freezing the machine gun registry.
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B.
McGovern–Hatfield Amendment
The McGovern–Hatfield Amendment was a proposed U.S. Senate measure during the Vietnam War that sought to set a deadline for the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam.
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C.
Nunn–Cohen Amendment
The Nunn–Cohen Amendment is a 1987 U.S. law that created a unified special operations command and funding authority, significantly strengthening and institutionalizing American special operations forces.
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D.
Cooper–Church Amendment
The Cooper–Church Amendment was a key U.S. Senate measure during the Vietnam War aimed at restricting funding and authority for expanding American military operations, particularly in Cambodia.
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E.
Stenberg v. Carhart
Stenberg v. Carhart is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a Nebraska law banning so-called “partial-birth abortion” as unconstitutional for lacking a health exception for the mother and imposing an undue burden on abortion access.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal legislative provision
ⓘ
appropriations rider ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Medicaid program
ⓘ
linked to:
Medicaid
federal funds ⓘ federal health programs ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | not part of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| controversy |
criticized by reproductive rights advocates
ⓘ
supported by many anti-abortion advocates ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| debatedIn |
Congressional budget negotiations
ⓘ
U.S. presidential campaigns ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo | states using only state funds for abortion ⓘ |
| effect |
bars use of most federal funds for abortion services
ⓘ
limits federal abortion funding to narrow exceptions ⓘ restricts Medicaid coverage of abortion ⓘ |
| enforcedThrough | annual appropriations bills ⓘ |
| exception |
danger to the life of the pregnant person
ⓘ
pregnancy resulting from incest ⓘ pregnancy resulting from rape ⓘ |
| firstEffectiveDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| firstPassageYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| Harris v. McRaeHolding | upheld constitutionality of federal abortion funding restrictions ⓘ |
| impact |
creates disparity between state and federal abortion coverage
ⓘ
influences state Medicaid abortion policies ⓘ shapes access to abortion for low-income people ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent federal abortion funding restrictions ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Roe v. Wade ⓘ |
| inForce | true ⓘ |
| introducedIn | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
abortion law in the United States
ⓘ
health care law in the United States ⓘ |
| legalForm | statutory appropriations restriction ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry Hyde ⓘ |
| policyGoalAsStatedBySupporters | prevent taxpayer funding of abortion ⓘ |
| policyType |
abortion funding restriction
ⓘ
funding restriction ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
often opposed by many Democratic lawmakers
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often supported by conservative lawmakers ⓘ |
| primaryBeneficiaryAsClaimedBySupporters | unborn children ⓘ |
| primaryHarmAsClaimedByOpponents | reduced abortion access for low-income people ⓘ |
| relatedCase | Harris v. McRae ⓘ |
| renewalPattern | routinely reattached to federal appropriations legislation ⓘ |
| requires | annual congressional renewal to remain in effect ⓘ |
| scope | federal level only ⓘ |
| sponsor | Henry Hyde ⓘ |
| subject | abortion funding ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-Roe v. Wade era ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Hyde Amendment Description of subject: The Hyde Amendment is a U.S. legislative provision that bars the use of federal funds for most abortion services, significantly shaping national abortion policy since the 1970s.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Hyde Amendment