Public Law 95-523

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Public Law 95-523 is the formal designation of the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, a U.S. federal law aimed at promoting full employment, economic growth, and reasonable price stability.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
macroeconomic policy law
affects Federal Reserve reporting obligations
executive branch economic planning
alsoKnownAs Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978
surface form: Humphrey–Hawkins Full Employment Act
amends Employment Act of 1946
appliesTo United States economy
branch legislative branch of the United States government
codifiedIn Title 15 of the United States Code
coSponsor Augustus F. Hawkins
country United States of America
surface form: United States
enactedBy Ninety-fifth United States Congress
surface form: 95th United States Congress
focusesOn balance of trade
economic growth
employment levels
inflation control
historicalContext post-1970s stagflation policy response
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
legislativeChamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
officialName Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978
policyArea employment policy
fiscal policy
macroeconomic policy
monetary policy
primaryGoal promote balanced economic growth
promote balanced growth in foreign trade
promote full employment
promote reasonable price stability
publicLawNumber 95-523
requires coordination of monetary and fiscal policies
establishment of medium-term economic goals
formulation of a National Economic Policy
periodic economic reports by the Federal Reserve
periodic economic reports by the President
setsTarget full employment with unemployment rate not exceeding specified goals
reduction of inflation to reasonable price stability
shortName Humphrey–Hawkins Act
signedBy Jimmy Carter
signingDate 1978-10-27
sponsor Hubert H. Humphrey
status in force
subjectOf United States macroeconomic policy debates
title Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978
surface form: Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act
typeOfGoal nonbinding economic targets
yearEnacted 1978

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