Congress enacted the McCarran–Ferguson Act in 1945
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Congress enacted the McCarran–Ferguson Act in 1945 to affirm that regulation and taxation of the business of insurance are primarily the responsibility of the individual states rather than the federal government.
All labels observed (1)
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| Congress enacted the McCarran–Ferguson Act in 1945 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5212377 — 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)
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Target entity: Congress enacted the McCarran–Ferguson Act in 1945 Context triple: [United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Association, subsequentDevelopment, Congress enacted the McCarran–Ferguson Act in 1945]
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A.
McFadden Act of 1927
The McFadden Act of 1927 was a U.S. federal law that regulated national banks’ branching and effectively restricted interstate banking, helping to shape the geographically fragmented structure of American banking for much of the 20th century.
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B.
Rules Enabling Act of 1934
The Rules Enabling Act of 1934 is a U.S. federal statute that authorizes the Supreme Court to prescribe rules of procedure and evidence for federal courts, subject to congressional oversight.
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C.
Banking Act of 1935
The Banking Act of 1935 was a landmark U.S. law that restructured the Federal Reserve System and strengthened federal control over monetary policy and bank regulation during the New Deal era.
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D.
Celler-Kefauver Act
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Congress enacted the McCarran–Ferguson Act in 1945 Target entity description: Congress enacted the McCarran–Ferguson Act in 1945 to affirm that regulation and taxation of the business of insurance are primarily the responsibility of the individual states rather than the federal government.
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A.
McFadden Act of 1927
The McFadden Act of 1927 was a U.S. federal law that regulated national banks’ branching and effectively restricted interstate banking, helping to shape the geographically fragmented structure of American banking for much of the 20th century.
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B.
Rules Enabling Act of 1934
The Rules Enabling Act of 1934 is a U.S. federal statute that authorizes the Supreme Court to prescribe rules of procedure and evidence for federal courts, subject to congressional oversight.
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C.
Banking Act of 1935
The Banking Act of 1935 was a landmark U.S. law that restructured the Federal Reserve System and strengthened federal control over monetary policy and bank regulation during the New Deal era.
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D.
Celler-Kefauver Act
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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insurance regulation law ⓘ |
| affects |
health insurance regulation
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life insurance regulation ⓘ property and casualty insurance regulation ⓘ |
| affectsRelationshipBetween | federal government and state governments in insurance regulation ⓘ |
| allocatesRegulatoryAuthorityTo | U.S. states ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | McCarran Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| antitrustExemptionScope | insurance activities regulated by state law ⓘ |
| antitrustLawsAffected |
Clayton Act
NERFINISHED
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Federal Trade Commission Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherman Antitrust Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | business of insurance ⓘ |
| branchOfLaw |
United States antitrust law
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United States insurance law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 15 of the United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codifiedSections | 15 U.S.C. §§ 1011–1015 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creates | limited antitrust exemption for the business of insurance ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | March 9, 1945 ⓘ |
| declares | continued regulation and taxation by the several States of the business of insurance is in the public interest ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo |
boycotts, coercion, and intimidation in insurance
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labor disputes ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| grantsAuthorityTo | state insurance commissioners ⓘ |
| historicalContext | response to United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Association (1944) ⓘ |
| influencedByCourtCase | United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal law governing state regulation of insurance ⓘ |
| legalEffect | establishes presumption in favor of state insurance law over general federal statutes ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | 79th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| limitsRegulatoryAuthorityOf | federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyPrinciple | state primacy in insurance regulation ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to affirm that regulation of the business of insurance is primarily a state responsibility
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to affirm that taxation of the business of insurance is primarily a state responsibility ⓘ |
| provides | federal law shall not be construed to invalidate, impair, or supersede state laws regulating the business of insurance unless the federal law specifically relates to the business of insurance ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 79-15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryModel | state-based insurance regulation system ⓘ |
| relatedTo | state insurance codes ⓘ |
| shortTitle | McCarran–Ferguson Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsors |
Senator Homer Ferguson
NERFINISHED
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Senator Pat McCarran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 59 Stat. 33 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
insurance regulation
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taxation of insurance ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1945 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Congress enacted the McCarran–Ferguson Act in 1945 Description of subject: Congress enacted the McCarran–Ferguson Act in 1945 to affirm that regulation and taxation of the business of insurance are primarily the responsibility of the individual states rather than the federal government.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Association
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subsequentDevelopment
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Congress enacted the McCarran–Ferguson Act in 1945
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