Treasury Act of 1789

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United States federal statute foundational law of the United States federal government

The Treasury Act of 1789 was a foundational U.S. law that created the Department of the Treasury and established the federal government's core financial and fiscal administration.

Aliases (1)

Treasury Department Act of 1789 ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute → foundational law of the United States federal government →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States →
branchOfLaw	administrative law → financial law →
contemporaryWith	Act to Establish the Department of State → Judiciary Act of 1789 →
country	United States of America →
creates	United States Department of the Treasury →
createsExecutiveDepartment	Department of the Treasury →
definesDutiesOf	Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury → Comptroller of the Treasury → Register of the Treasury → Secretary of the Treasury → Treasurer of the United States →
definesRoleOf	Secretary of the Treasury →
enables	operation of the Department of the Treasury →
enactedBy	1st United States Congress →
establishes	core fiscal administration of the United States government → federal financial administration of the United States →
establishesOffice	Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury → Comptroller of the Treasury → Register of the Treasury → Secretary of the Treasury → Treasurer of the United States →
governmentBranchAffected	executive branch of the United States →
headOfCreatedDepartment	Secretary of the Treasury →
historicalPeriod	Early national period of the United States →
implementedBy	Department of the Treasury →
influenced	development of U.S. federal budgetary practices → structure of later U.S. financial agencies →
jurisdiction	United States federal government →
language	English →
legalForm	public law →
legislativeBody	United States Congress →
purpose	to centralize federal fiscal administration → to organize the financial branch of the federal government → to provide for the collection and custody of public revenue →
relatedTo	United States Constitution → creation of the executive departments of the United States →
signedBy	George Washington →
significance	established institutional framework for federal fiscal management → foundational statute for U.S. federal financial policy →
subjectMatter	federal revenue administration → management of public funds → public finance →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
United States Department of the Treasury → United States Department of the Treasury ("Treasury Department Act of 1789") →	legalBasis