Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
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The Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act is a U.S. federal law that sets labor standards, including minimum wages, maximum hours, and safety requirements, for workers employed on government supply contracts.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Public Contracts Act of 1936 | 1 |
| Walsh-Healey Act | 1 |
| Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act canonical | 1 |
| Walsh–Healey Public Contracts Act | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2503384 — 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: Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act Context triple: [Wage and Hour Division, legalAuthority, Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act]
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A.
Humphrey–Hawkins Act
The Humphrey–Hawkins Act is a 1978 U.S. federal law that set explicit national goals for full employment, price stability, and economic growth, and established regular reporting requirements for the Federal Reserve and the President on economic policy.
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B.
Smith-Connally Act
The Smith-Connally Act was a 1943 U.S. wartime law that gave the federal government authority to seize and operate industries threatened by labor strikes in order to maintain wartime production.
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C.
McClure-Volkmer Act
The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
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D.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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E.
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.
- 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: Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act Target entity description: The Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act is a U.S. federal law that sets labor standards, including minimum wages, maximum hours, and safety requirements, for workers employed on government supply contracts.
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A.
Humphrey–Hawkins Act
The Humphrey–Hawkins Act is a 1978 U.S. federal law that set explicit national goals for full employment, price stability, and economic growth, and established regular reporting requirements for the Federal Reserve and the President on economic policy.
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B.
Smith-Connally Act
The Smith-Connally Act was a 1943 U.S. wartime law that gave the federal government authority to seize and operate industries threatened by labor strikes in order to maintain wartime production.
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C.
McClure-Volkmer Act
The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
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D.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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labor law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Department of Labor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
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surface form:
Public Contracts Act of 1936
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| appliesTo |
contractors with the United States government
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contracts for the manufacture or furnishing of materials ⓘ contracts for the manufacture or furnishing of supplies ⓘ government supply contracts ⓘ subcontractors under covered federal supply contracts ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 41 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateEnacted | 1936-06-30 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1936-06-30 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor
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surface form:
Wage and Hour Division
|
| historicalContext | New Deal legislation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
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| legislativeSubject | labor standards in federal procurement ⓘ |
| minimumContractValue | 10000 USD ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Arthur D. Healey
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David I. Walsh ⓘ |
| penaltyForViolation |
contract cancellation
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ineligibility for future government contracts ⓘ withholding of contract payments ⓘ |
| presidentAtSigning |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| prohibits |
employment of minors under specified ages on covered contracts
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use of convict labor except under limited conditions ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 74-846 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish labor standards for workers on federal supply contracts
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to prevent the federal government from purchasing goods produced under substandard labor conditions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
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surface form:
Davis-Bacon Act
Fair Labor Standards Act ⓘ McNamara–O’Hara Service Contract Act of 1965 ⓘ
surface form:
McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act
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| requires |
maintenance of safe and sanitary working conditions
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payment of prevailing minimum wages as determined by the Secretary of Labor ⓘ time-and-one-half pay for hours worked over 40 in a week on covered contracts ⓘ |
| scopeLimitation | applies primarily to supply contracts, not service contracts ⓘ |
| sectorCovered | manufacturing for federal supply contracts ⓘ |
| setsStandardFor |
child labor restrictions
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convict labor restrictions ⓘ maximum hours ⓘ minimum wages ⓘ overtime compensation ⓘ safety and health standards ⓘ |
| shortName |
Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Walsh-Healey Act
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| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| statutesAtLargeCitation | 49 Stat. 2036 ⓘ |
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Subject: Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act Description of subject: The Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act is a U.S. federal law that sets labor standards, including minimum wages, maximum hours, and safety requirements, for workers employed on government supply contracts.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wage and Hour Division
this entity surface form:
Walsh–Healey Public Contracts Act
Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
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shortName
→
Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Walsh-Healey Act
this entity surface form:
Public Contracts Act of 1936