Public Law 86-449
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Public Law 86-449 is the formal designation of the Civil Rights Act of 1960, a U.S. federal law enacted to strengthen protections for voting rights and improve the enforcement of civil rights.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 86-449 canonical | 2 |
| P.L. 86-449 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T616828 — 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 86-449 Context triple: [Civil Rights Act of 1960, publicLawNumber, Public Law 86-449]
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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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Public Law 94-469
Public Law 94-469 is the 1976 U.S. federal statute, known as the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), that authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the manufacture, use, and distribution of chemical substances.
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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 80-49
Public Law 80-49 is the formal statutory designation of the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, a U.S. federal law that clarified employer liability and compensable work time under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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E.
Public Law 80-242
Public Law 80-242 is a United States federal statute enacted in 1947 that formally established and defined the authority and procedures of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names for standardizing geographic names.
- 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 86-449 Target entity description: Public Law 86-449 is the formal designation of the Civil Rights Act of 1960, a U.S. federal law enacted to strengthen protections for voting rights and improve the enforcement of civil rights.
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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 94-469
Public Law 94-469 is the 1976 U.S. federal statute, known as the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), that authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the manufacture, use, and distribution of chemical substances.
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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 80-49
Public Law 80-49 is the formal statutory designation of the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, a U.S. federal law that clarified employer liability and compensable work time under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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E.
Public Law 80-242
Public Law 80-242 is a United States federal statute enacted in 1947 that formally established and defined the authority and procedures of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names for standardizing geographic names.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
civil rights legislation ⓘ |
| amends | Civil Rights Act of 1957 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | federal elections in the United States ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
United States civil rights law
ⓘ
United States constitutional law ⓘ United States election law ⓘ |
| congressSession |
86th United States Congress, 2nd session
ⓘ
linked to:
86th United States Congress
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| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1960-05-06 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 86th United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism |
United States Department of Justice
ⓘ
federal courts ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
discriminatory practices in voter registration
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enforcement of court orders in school desegregation ⓘ |
| followedBy | Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
District of Columbia
ⓘ
all U.S. states ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Civil Rights Movement
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linked to:
American civil rights movement
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| introducedIn | United States Senate ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| officialName | Civil Rights Act of 1960 ⓘ |
| partOf | United States civil rights legislative framework ⓘ |
| precededBy | Civil Rights Act of 1957 ⓘ |
| providesFor |
criminal penalties for obstruction of court-ordered school desegregation
ⓘ
federal court referees in voting rights cases ⓘ preservation of voting and registration records for federal elections ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber |
P.L. 86-449
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linked to:
Public Law 86-449
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| purpose |
to authorize federal inspection of local voter registration records
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to improve enforcement of federal civil rights laws ⓘ to provide for the preservation of election records ⓘ to strengthen protections for voting rights ⓘ |
| recordRetentionRequirement | 22 months for federal election records ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Civil Rights Act of 1957
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Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| shortName | Civil Rights Act of 1960 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 74 Stat. 86 ⓘ |
| subject |
civil rights
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voting rights ⓘ |
| title | An Act to provide means of further securing and protecting the civil rights of persons within the jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ |
| typeOfRemedy |
criminal penalties
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injunctive relief ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1960 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 86-449 Description of subject: Public Law 86-449 is the formal designation of the Civil Rights Act of 1960, a U.S. federal law enacted to strengthen protections for voting rights and improve the enforcement of civil rights.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Public Law 86-449