Public Law 79-304

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Public Law 79-304 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 1946 that, among other postwar economic measures, established the Joint Economic Committee of Congress to analyze and report on the nation’s economic conditions and policies.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Congress
United States federal statute
appliesTo United States Congress
United States federal government
branch legislative branch of the United States government
classification economic legislation
consequence creation of a permanent joint committee on the economic report
country United States of America
createdInstitution Joint Economic Committee
enactedBy 79th United States Congress
enactmentPeriod post–World War II era
established Joint Economic Committee
Joint Economic Committee of the Congress of the United States
field economic policy
macroeconomics
governmentLevel federal
hasComponent provisions on postwar economic policy
hasEffect establishment of the Joint Economic Committee of Congress
jurisdiction United States
language English
legalForm public law
legislativeBody United States Congress
mandatedFunction economic analysis for Congress
reporting on the condition of the U.S. economy
purpose to analyze and report on United States economic policy
to analyze and report on national economic conditions
regulates procedures for Congressional economic analysis and reporting
relatedTo Joint Economic Committee
postwar economic legislation of the United States
scope United States economic policies
national economic conditions
signedBy Harry S. Truman
topic Congressional economic oversight
postwar economic measures
yearEnacted 1946

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