Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981

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United States federal statute budget reconciliation act

The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 was a major U.S. federal law signed by President Ronald Reagan that significantly cut domestic spending and reshaped federal budget priorities as part of his broader economic program.

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Label	Occurrences
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 canonical	6

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ budget reconciliation act ⓘ
aimedAt	reducing federal budget deficit growth ⓘ reducing growth of domestic spending ⓘ shifting budget priorities toward defense ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Gramm–Latta Budget ⓘ OBRA 1981 ⓘ
appliesTo	federal agencies and programs ⓘ
budgetFunction	altered baseline for future federal spending ⓘ reduced projected federal outlays ⓘ
componentOf	Reagan administration budget strategy ⓘ Ronald Reagan economic program ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
effect	constrained growth of means-tested programs ⓘ reduced federal grants to states and localities ⓘ reductions in certain entitlement programs ⓘ restructuring of social safety net programs ⓘ shift of responsibilities from federal government to states ⓘ significant cuts to domestic discretionary spending ⓘ
followedBy	subsequent Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Acts in the 1980s ⓘ
governs	levels of funding for multiple federal programs ⓘ
historicalSignificance	first major budget reconciliation bill of Reagan presidency ⓘ key legislative vehicle for implementing Reaganomics spending cuts ⓘ
ideology	conservative fiscal policy ⓘ
introducedIn	97th United States Congress ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
legalForm	public law ⓘ
legislativeChamber	United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ
legislativeMechanism	budget reconciliation ⓘ
opposedBy	advocates for social welfare programs ⓘ many Democrats in Congress ⓘ
partOf	Reaganomics ⓘ
policyArea	domestic spending ⓘ federal budget ⓘ social welfare programs ⓘ tax and fiscal policy ⓘ
precededBy	Budget resolutions of early Reagan administration ⓘ
presidentDuringSigning	Ronald Reagan ⓘ
relatedTo	Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 ⓘ Gramm–Latta Budget ⓘ surface form: Gramm–Latta budget package
signedBy	Ronald Reagan ⓘ
subjectOf	debate over impact on low-income Americans ⓘ scholarly analysis of Reagan-era fiscal policy ⓘ
supportedBy	Reagan administration ⓘ conservative members of Congress ⓘ
timePeriod	early 1980s United States economic policy shift ⓘ
yearEnacted	1981 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Acts of the 1980s → hasPart → Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 ⓘ

Community Services Block Grant → legalBasis → Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 ⓘ

Social Services Block Grant → createdBy → Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 ⓘ

97th United States Congress → enacted → Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 ⓘ

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 → relatedTo → Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 ⓘ

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 → relatedTo → Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 ⓘ