Public Law 76-252
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Public Law 76-252 is the formal statutory designation of the Hatch Act of 1939, a U.S. federal law that restricts the political activities of government employees.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 76-252 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8553738 — 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: Public Law 76-252 Context triple: [Hatch Act of 1939, publicLawNumber, Public Law 76-252]
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A.
Public Law 75-412
Public Law 75-412 is the federal statute enacted in 1937 that established the United States Housing Act, creating a national public housing program for low-income families.
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B.
Public Law 86-257
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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C.
Public Law 73-291
Public Law 73-291 is the federal statute enacted in 1934 that established the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and created the primary framework for regulating securities trading and exchanges in the United States.
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D.
Public Law 67-51
Public Law 67-51 is the formal designation of the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, a key U.S. federal law regulating the meatpacking industry to prevent unfair, deceptive, and monopolistic practices in livestock markets.
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E.
Public Law 74-292
Public Law 74-292 is the formal designation of the Historic Sites Act of 1935, a landmark U.S. federal law that established national policy for preserving historic sites, buildings, and objects of national significance.
- 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 76-252 Target entity description: Public Law 76-252 is the formal statutory designation of the Hatch Act of 1939, a U.S. federal law that restricts the political activities of government employees.
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A.
Public Law 75-412
Public Law 75-412 is the federal statute enacted in 1937 that established the United States Housing Act, creating a national public housing program for low-income families.
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B.
Public Law 86-257
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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C.
Public Law 73-291
Public Law 73-291 is the federal statute enacted in 1934 that established the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and created the primary framework for regulating securities trading and exchanges in the United States.
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D.
Public Law 67-51
Public Law 67-51 is the formal designation of the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, a key U.S. federal law regulating the meatpacking industry to prevent unfair, deceptive, and monopolistic practices in livestock markets.
-
E.
Public Law 74-292
Public Law 74-292 is the formal designation of the Historic Sites Act of 1935, a landmark U.S. federal law that established national policy for preserving historic sites, buildings, and objects of national significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hatch Act of 1939
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United States federal statute ⓘ |
| aimsToProtect |
integrity of the federal civil service
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public confidence in nonpartisan administration of government programs ⓘ |
| appliesTo | most employees in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
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| chamberOfSponsor | United States Senate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| enactedBy | 76th United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Merit Systems Protection Board
ⓘ
U.S. Office of Special Counsel ⓘ
linked to:
Office of Special Counsel
|
| exempts |
President of the United States
ⓘ
Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | Hatch Act of 1939 ⓘ |
| hasLegalCitation |
Hatch Act of 1939 (as originally enacted; later codified in Title 5 of the U.S. Code)
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linked to:
Hatch Act of 1939
|
| hasShortName |
Hatch Act
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linked to:
Hatch Act of 1939
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| hasTypeOfRestriction | limits partisan political activity of covered employees ⓘ |
| imposes | disciplinary penalties for violations by covered employees ⓘ |
| influenced | later amendments to expand and clarify political activity restrictions ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Carl Hatch ⓘ |
| prohibits |
engaging in political activity in a government office
ⓘ
engaging in political activity while on duty ⓘ engaging in political activity while using a government vehicle ⓘ engaging in political activity while wearing an official uniform ⓘ soliciting or receiving political contributions from certain government employees ⓘ using official authority or influence to interfere with or affect the result of an election ⓘ |
| purpose | to prevent pernicious political activities by government employees ⓘ |
| regulates | political activities of certain state and local government employees whose jobs are funded by federal programs ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
civil service laws of the United States
ⓘ
federal ethics and conflict-of-interest statutes ⓘ |
| restricts | political activities of federal government employees ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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linked to:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| sponsor | Carl Hatch ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
election law
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government ethics ⓘ public administration law ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Hatch Act regulations issued by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Public Law 76-252 Description of subject: Public Law 76-252 is the formal statutory designation of the Hatch Act of 1939, a U.S. federal law that restricts the political activities of government employees.
Referenced by (1)
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