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.
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
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| appliesTo |
distributors of food in the United States
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distributors of fuel in the United States → food producers in the United States → fuel producers in the United States → |
| areaOfLaw |
administrative law
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economic regulation → war powers → |
| context |
United States home front during World War I
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| country |
United States
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| 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
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| enactedDuring |
World War I
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| grantedPowerTo |
President of the United States
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United States Food Administration → United States Fuel Administration → |
| historicalPeriod |
Progressive Era
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| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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| legalStatus |
amended over time
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| namedAfter |
Asbury Francis Lever
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| officialName |
Food and Fuel Control Act
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| purpose |
to control distribution of food during World War I
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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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Sedition Act of 1918 → United States Food Administration → United States Fuel Administration → |
| signedBy |
Woodrow Wilson
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| signingDate |
1917-08-10
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| sponsor |
Asbury Francis Lever
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| subject |
food supply
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fuel supply → price controls → wartime economic regulation → |
| timePeriodOfEffect |
World War I era
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| yearEnacted |
1917
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917
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hasShortName |