Celler-Kefauver Act
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The Celler-Kefauver Act is a 1950 U.S. antitrust law that strengthened merger control by closing loopholes in earlier legislation to better prevent anti-competitive acquisitions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Celler-Kefauver Act canonical | 1 |
| Celler–Kefauver Act of 1950 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3245751 — 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: Celler-Kefauver Act Context triple: [Clayton Act provisions, amendedBy, Celler-Kefauver Act]
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A.
Wheeler–Howard Act
The Wheeler–Howard Act, formally known as the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, is a U.S. federal law that ended the allotment of tribal lands and aimed to restore tribal self-government and communal landholding for Native American tribes.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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E.
Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
- 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: Celler-Kefauver Act Target entity description: The Celler-Kefauver Act is a 1950 U.S. antitrust law that strengthened merger control by closing loopholes in earlier legislation to better prevent anti-competitive acquisitions.
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A.
Wheeler–Howard Act
The Wheeler–Howard Act, formally known as the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, is a U.S. federal law that ended the allotment of tribal lands and aimed to restore tribal self-government and communal landholding for Native American tribes.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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E.
Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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antitrust law ⓘ |
| addresses |
asset acquisitions used to evade antitrust scrutiny
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mergers that reduce competition without direct stock purchases ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
close antitrust loopholes
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prevent anti-competitive acquisitions ⓘ strengthen merger control ⓘ |
| amends |
Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914
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surface form:
Clayton Antitrust Act
|
| appliesTo |
asset acquisitions
ⓘ
conglomerate mergers ⓘ corporations engaged in commerce ⓘ mergers and acquisitions ⓘ vertical mergers ⓘ |
| closesLoopholesIn |
Clayton Act provisions
ⓘ
surface form:
original Section 7 of the Clayton Act
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enforcedBy |
Federal Trade Commission
ⓘ
United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Section 7 of the Clayton Act ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-World War II U.S. economy ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
competition law
ⓘ
corporate law ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
expanded scope of prohibited mergers
ⓘ
tightened standards for merger review ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Emanuel Celler
ⓘ
Estes Kefauver ⓘ |
| objective |
limit economic concentration
ⓘ
preserve competition in markets ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States antitrust law
ⓘ
surface form:
United States antitrust law framework
|
| policyArea |
competition policy
ⓘ
economic regulation ⓘ |
| regulates |
acquisitions of assets
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acquisitions of stock ⓘ acquisitions that may substantially lessen competition ⓘ acquisitions that may tend to create a monopoly ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914
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surface form:
Federal Trade Commission Act
Sherman Antitrust Act ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide in the United States ⓘ |
| sector | interstate commerce ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Emanuel Celler
ⓘ
Estes Kefauver ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction | structural antitrust regulation ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1950 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Celler-Kefauver Act Description of subject: The Celler-Kefauver Act is a 1950 U.S. antitrust law that strengthened merger control by closing loopholes in earlier legislation to better prevent anti-competitive acquisitions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Celler–Kefauver Act of 1950