Food Stamp Act of 1964
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The Food Stamp Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established a permanent national food assistance program to help low-income individuals and families afford nutritious food.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Food Stamp Act of 1964 canonical | 5 |
| Food Stamp Act | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T221376 — 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: Food Stamp Act of 1964 Context triple: [Great Society, hasPart, Food Stamp Act of 1964]
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A.
Food Stamp Act of 1959 (pilot authorization)
The Food Stamp Act of 1959 (pilot authorization) was an early federal initiative that established a limited test program for providing food-purchasing assistance to low-income Americans, laying groundwork for the modern food stamp system.
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B.
Social Security Amendments of 1965
The Social Security Amendments of 1965 were landmark U.S. legislation that created the Medicare and Medicaid programs, significantly expanding federal health insurance coverage for the elderly and low-income individuals.
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C.
Social Security Act of 1935
The Social Security Act of 1935 is a landmark U.S. New Deal law that established a federal system of old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid to vulnerable groups, forming the foundation of the modern American social safety net.
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D.
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 was a New Deal law that sought to raise farm prices and reduce surpluses by paying farmers to limit agricultural production.
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E.
United States Housing Act of 1937
The United States Housing Act of 1937 is a landmark federal law that established the public housing program in the United States, providing subsidies to local housing authorities to build and manage 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: Food Stamp Act of 1964 Target entity description: The Food Stamp Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established a permanent national food assistance program to help low-income individuals and families afford nutritious food.
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A.
Food Stamp Act of 1959 (pilot authorization)
The Food Stamp Act of 1959 (pilot authorization) was an early federal initiative that established a limited test program for providing food-purchasing assistance to low-income Americans, laying groundwork for the modern food stamp system.
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B.
Social Security Amendments of 1965
The Social Security Amendments of 1965 were landmark U.S. legislation that created the Medicare and Medicaid programs, significantly expanding federal health insurance coverage for the elderly and low-income individuals.
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C.
Social Security Act of 1935
The Social Security Act of 1935 is a landmark U.S. New Deal law that established a federal system of old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid to vulnerable groups, forming the foundation of the modern American social safety net.
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D.
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 was a New Deal law that sought to raise farm prices and reduce surpluses by paying farmers to limit agricultural production.
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E.
United States Housing Act of 1937
The United States Housing Act of 1937 is a landmark federal law that established the public housing program in the United States, providing subsidies to local housing authorities to build and manage affordable housing for low-income families.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
social welfare legislation ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
United States Department of Agriculture
ⓘ
surface form:
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| appliesTo | eligible low-income households in the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolicyAgenda |
Great Society
ⓘ
surface form:
War on Poverty
|
| branch | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| category |
United States federal agriculture legislation
ⓘ
United States federal welfare and public assistance legislation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1964-08-31 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 88th United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishedProgram |
federal food assistance program for low-income households
ⓘ
permanent national food stamp program ⓘ |
| fundingSource | federal government appropriations ⓘ |
| goal |
to help eligible households afford nutritious food
ⓘ
to reduce hunger in the United States ⓘ to support farm prices and agricultural markets ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Great Society
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Society era
|
| impact |
expanded access to food assistance nationwide
ⓘ
institutionalized the food stamp program as a permanent federal program ⓘ |
| implementedBy | state agencies under federal guidelines ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| laterNameOfProgram |
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
ⓘ
surface form:
SNAP
|
| legalStatus | enacted ⓘ |
| legislativeType | authorizing statute ⓘ |
| madeProgram | permanent ⓘ |
| policyArea |
agricultural policy
ⓘ
food assistance ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to provide improved levels of nutrition among low-income households
ⓘ
to strengthen the agricultural economy ⓘ |
| providedBenefitType |
food coupons
ⓘ
food stamps ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 88-525 ⓘ |
| relatedProgram | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ⓘ |
| replacedProgram | earlier pilot food stamp programs ⓘ |
| shortName |
Food Stamp Act of 1964
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Food Stamp Act
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| signedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| sponsorChamber | United States Congress ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 78 Stat. 703 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
agricultural surplus distribution
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income support ⓘ nutrition assistance ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
low-income families
ⓘ
low-income individuals ⓘ |
| typeOfAssistance | in-kind food assistance ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1964 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Food Stamp Act of 1964 Description of subject: The Food Stamp Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established a permanent national food assistance program to help low-income individuals and families afford nutritious food.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Food Stamp Act