Keating–Owen Child Labor Act
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The Keating–Owen Child Labor Act was a 1916 U.S. federal law that sought to curb child labor by prohibiting the interstate commerce of goods produced by factories and mines employing young children.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Keating–Owen Child Labor Act canonical | 3 |
| Keating–Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1100040 — 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: Keating–Owen Child Labor Act Context triple: [Woodrow Wilson administration, notablePolicy, Keating–Owen Child Labor Act]
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A.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1949
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1949 were U.S. federal labor law revisions that expanded and strengthened minimum wage, overtime, and child labor protections originally established by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
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B.
Taft–Hartley Act
The Taft–Hartley Act is a 1947 U.S. federal labor law that significantly restricted the powers of labor unions and amended the original National Labor Relations Act.
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C.
Wagner–Steagall Act
The Wagner–Steagall Act was a landmark 1937 U.S. federal law that created a permanent public housing program aimed at providing decent, affordable housing for low-income families.
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D.
National Industrial Recovery Act
The National Industrial Recovery Act was a 1933 New Deal law that sought to combat the Great Depression by regulating industry, supporting labor rights, and funding large-scale public works projects.
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E.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1961
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1961 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded and strengthened the Fair Labor Standards Act, notably broadening coverage of minimum wage and overtime protections to additional categories of workers.
- 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: Keating–Owen Child Labor Act Target entity description: The Keating–Owen Child Labor Act was a 1916 U.S. federal law that sought to curb child labor by prohibiting the interstate commerce of goods produced by factories and mines employing young children.
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A.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1949
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1949 were U.S. federal labor law revisions that expanded and strengthened minimum wage, overtime, and child labor protections originally established by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
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B.
Taft–Hartley Act
The Taft–Hartley Act is a 1947 U.S. federal labor law that significantly restricted the powers of labor unions and amended the original National Labor Relations Act.
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C.
Wagner–Steagall Act
The Wagner–Steagall Act was a landmark 1937 U.S. federal law that created a permanent public housing program aimed at providing decent, affordable housing for low-income families.
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D.
National Industrial Recovery Act
The National Industrial Recovery Act was a 1933 New Deal law that sought to combat the Great Depression by regulating industry, supporting labor rights, and funding large-scale public works projects.
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E.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1961
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1961 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded and strengthened the Fair Labor Standards Act, notably broadening coverage of minimum wage and overtime protections to additional categories of workers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
child labor law ⓘ |
| affectedIndustry |
manufacturing industry
ⓘ
mining industry ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| aimedAt | regulation of child labor through control of interstate commerce ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
factories
ⓘ
mines ⓘ |
| constitutionalIssue | limits of federal power under the Commerce Clause ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1916-09-01 ⓘ |
| decisionCitation |
Hammer v. Dagenhart
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surface form:
Hammer v. Dagenhart, 247 U.S. 251 (1918)
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| declaredUnconstitutionalBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism | denial of access to interstate markets for goods produced with child labor ⓘ |
| followedBy | Child Labor Tax Law of 1919 ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
federalism debates in the United States
ⓘ
subsequent child labor legislation in the United States ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Progressive Era ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Progressive Era reform movements ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| keyCourtCase | Hammer v. Dagenhart ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Commerce Clause
ⓘ
surface form:
Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution
|
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| legislativeType | regulatory statute ⓘ |
| locationOfEffect |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter |
Edward Keating
ⓘ
Robert Latham Owen ⓘ |
| policyArea |
child welfare
ⓘ
labor law ⓘ |
| precededBy | state-level child labor laws ⓘ |
| prohibits | shipment in interstate commerce of goods produced by certain child workers ⓘ |
| prohibitsEmploymentOf |
children under 14 in factories producing goods for interstate commerce
ⓘ
children under 16 in mines and quarries producing goods for interstate commerce ⓘ |
| purpose | to curb child labor in the United States ⓘ |
| regulates | interstate commerce of goods produced with child labor ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fair Labor Standards Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
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| restrictsEmploymentOf |
children under 16 working at night
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children under 16 working more than 8 hours a day ⓘ |
| signedBy | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Edward Keating
ⓘ
Robert Latham Owen ⓘ |
| status | struck down as unconstitutional ⓘ |
| subject | child labor in manufacturing and mining ⓘ |
| yearDeclaredUnconstitutional | 1918 ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1916 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Keating–Owen Child Labor Act Description of subject: The Keating–Owen Child Labor Act was a 1916 U.S. federal law that sought to curb child labor by prohibiting the interstate commerce of goods produced by factories and mines employing young children.
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Keating–Owen Child Labor Act of 1916
this entity surface form:
Keating–Owen Child Labor Act of 1916
this entity surface form:
Keating–Owen Child Labor Act of 1916