Lever Act
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Lever Act is the common name for the 1917 U.S. wartime law that gave the federal government broad powers to control food and fuel production, distribution, and pricing during World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lever Act canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T28149 — 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: Lever Act Context triple: [Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917, hasShortName, Lever Act]
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A.
Glass–Steagall Act
The Glass–Steagall Act was a landmark U.S. banking law of the 1930s that separated commercial and investment banking to curb financial speculation and prevent future banking crises.
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B.
Coinage Act of 1834
The Coinage Act of 1834 was a U.S. law that significantly altered the gold-to-silver ratio and the gold content of coins, helping to stabilize the currency and encourage the circulation of gold.
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C.
Tea Act
The Tea Act was a 1773 British law granting the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies, helping spark colonial resistance that led to the American Revolution.
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D.
Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
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E.
Steward Machine Co. v. Davis
Steward Machine Co. v. Davis is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal unemployment compensation provisions of the Social Security Act, affirming broad congressional power to tax and spend for the general welfare.
- 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: Lever Act Target entity description: Lever Act is the common name for the 1917 U.S. wartime law that gave the federal government broad powers to control food and fuel production, distribution, and pricing during World War I.
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A.
Glass–Steagall Act
The Glass–Steagall Act was a landmark U.S. banking law of the 1930s that separated commercial and investment banking to curb financial speculation and prevent future banking crises.
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B.
Coinage Act of 1834
The Coinage Act of 1834 was a U.S. law that significantly altered the gold-to-silver ratio and the gold content of coins, helping to stabilize the currency and encourage the circulation of gold.
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C.
Tea Act
The Tea Act was a 1773 British law granting the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies, helping spark colonial resistance that led to the American Revolution.
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D.
Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
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E.
Steward Machine Co. v. Davis
Steward Machine Co. v. Davis is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal unemployment compensation provisions of the Social Security Act, affirming broad congressional power to tax and spend for the general welfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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wartime emergency legislation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
preventing shortages of food during World War I
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preventing shortages of fuel during World War I ⓘ stabilizing prices during wartime ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917
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surface form:
Lever Food and Fuel Control Act
|
| appliesTo |
distributors of food in the United States
ⓘ
distributors of fuel in the United States ⓘ food producers in the United States ⓘ fuel producers in the United States ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
administrative law
ⓘ
economic regulation ⓘ war powers ⓘ |
| context | United States home front during World War I ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| empowered |
federal government to license businesses dealing in food and fuel
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federal government to regulate hoarding ⓘ federal government to regulate speculation in food and fuel ⓘ federal government to set maximum prices for certain commodities ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enactedDuring | World War I ⓘ |
| grantedPowerTo |
President of the United States
ⓘ
United States Food Administrator ⓘ
surface form:
United States Food Administration
United States Fuel Administration ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Progressive Era ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| legalStatus | amended over time ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Asbury Francis Lever ⓘ |
| officialName |
Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917
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surface form:
Food and Fuel Control Act
|
| purpose |
to control distribution of food during World War I
ⓘ
to control distribution of fuel during World War I ⓘ to control pricing of food during World War I ⓘ to control pricing of fuel during World War I ⓘ to control production of food during World War I ⓘ to control production of fuel during World War I ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Espionage Act of 1917
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Espionage Act of 1917 ⓘ
surface form:
Sedition Act of 1918
United States Food Administrator ⓘ
surface form:
United States Food Administration
United States Fuel Administration ⓘ |
| signedBy | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1917-08-10 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Asbury Francis Lever ⓘ |
| subject |
food supply
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fuel supply ⓘ price controls ⓘ wartime economic regulation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfEffect |
World War I
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surface form:
World War I era
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| yearEnacted | 1917 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lever Act Description of subject: Lever Act is the common name for the 1917 U.S. wartime law that gave the federal government broad powers to control food and fuel production, distribution, and pricing during World War I.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.