Reapportionment Act of 1929
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The Reapportionment Act of 1929 is a U.S. federal law that permanently capped the House of Representatives at 435 seats and established an automatic process for reapportioning those seats among the states after each census.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reapportionment Act of 1929 canonical | 2 |
| Reapportionment Act of 1929 framework | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5403527 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Reapportionment Act of 1929 Context triple: [United States congressional apportionment, legalFramework, Reapportionment Act of 1929]
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A.
Tydings–McDuffie Act
The Tydings–McDuffie Act was a 1934 U.S. law that provided for Philippine self-government and laid out the process and timetable for the Philippines’ transition from American colonial rule to full independence.
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B.
Foraker Act
The Foraker Act was a 1900 U.S. federal law that established civilian government in Puerto Rico following the Spanish–American War, defining the island’s political and economic relationship with the United States.
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C.
Rogers Act of 1924
The Rogers Act of 1924 was a U.S. law that unified and professionalized the country’s diplomatic and consular services into a single merit-based Foreign Service.
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D.
Act of Congress of December 13, 1920
The Act of Congress of December 13, 1920 was a U.S. federal law that formally ended wartime restrictions on speech by repealing the Sedition Act provisions added to the Espionage Act during World War I.
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E.
Budget and Accounting Act of 1921
The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 is a landmark U.S. federal law that centralized the national budgeting process in the executive branch and established modern mechanisms for federal budget preparation and oversight.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reapportionment Act of 1929 Target entity description: The Reapportionment Act of 1929 is a U.S. federal law that permanently capped the House of Representatives at 435 seats and established an automatic process for reapportioning those seats among the states after each census.
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A.
Tydings–McDuffie Act
The Tydings–McDuffie Act was a 1934 U.S. law that provided for Philippine self-government and laid out the process and timetable for the Philippines’ transition from American colonial rule to full independence.
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B.
Foraker Act
The Foraker Act was a 1900 U.S. federal law that established civilian government in Puerto Rico following the Spanish–American War, defining the island’s political and economic relationship with the United States.
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C.
Rogers Act of 1924
The Rogers Act of 1924 was a U.S. law that unified and professionalized the country’s diplomatic and consular services into a single merit-based Foreign Service.
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D.
Act of Congress of December 13, 1920
The Act of Congress of December 13, 1920 was a U.S. federal law that formally ended wartime restrictions on speech by repealing the Sedition Act provisions added to the Espionage Act during World War I.
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E.
Budget and Accounting Act of 1921
The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 is a landmark U.S. federal law that centralized the national budgeting process in the executive branch and established modern mechanisms for federal budget preparation and oversight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
apportionment law ⓘ |
| affects | distribution of political representation in the House ⓘ |
| appliesTo | United States states ⓘ |
| basisOfReapportionment | state population as measured by the decennial census ⓘ |
| chamberInvolved |
United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 2 of the United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 71st United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence | states can gain or lose House seats after each census ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fourteenth Amendment, Section 2 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constrains | size of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | June 18, 1929 ⓘ |
| doesNotChange | total number of House seats when states gain or lose seats ⓘ |
| effectOnHouseSize | capped House membership at 435 seats ⓘ |
| established |
automatic reapportionment procedure
ⓘ
mechanism for reallocating House seats among states ⓘ |
| firstAppliedTo | apportionment following the 1930 United States Census ⓘ |
| frequencyOfReapportionment | every 10 years ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-1920 census apportionment controversy ⓘ |
| houseSeatsCap | 435 ⓘ |
| impact | shaped modern composition of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| implementedAfter | 1920 United States Census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | population growth and shifts among states ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
constitutional law practice
ⓘ
election law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| longTitleSubject | apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States ⓘ |
| officeOfSigner | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySubject |
United States House of Representatives apportionment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
congressional apportionment ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 71-13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | one person, one vote principle ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation | Apportionment Act of 1911 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United States Census
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
redistricting within states ⓘ |
| replaced | previous ad hoc apportionment legislation ⓘ |
| requires | reapportionment of House seats after each decennial census ⓘ |
| scope | apportionment among states, not internal district boundaries ⓘ |
| signedBy | Herbert Hoover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| typeOfCap | statutory cap on House membership ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1929 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reapportionment Act of 1929 Description of subject: The Reapportionment Act of 1929 is a U.S. federal law that permanently capped the House of Representatives at 435 seats and established an automatic process for reapportioning those seats among the states after each census.
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Reapportionment Act of 1929 framework