Public Law 88-272
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Public Law 88-272 is the formal designation of the Revenue Act of 1964, a major U.S. federal law that significantly reduced income tax rates and stimulated economic growth during the Kennedy-Johnson era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 88-272 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8671464 — 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: Public Law 88-272 Context triple: [Revenue Act of 1964, publicLawNumber, Public Law 88-272]
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Public Law 88-77
Public Law 88-77 is a 1963 United States federal statute that revised and standardized the Medal of Honor and related military decorations, including their eligibility and award criteria.
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Public Law 88-352
Public Law 88-352 is the formal designation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a landmark U.S. federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in key areas of public life.
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C.
Public Law 88-577
Public Law 88-577 is the formal designation of the Wilderness Act of 1964, the landmark U.S. law that created the National Wilderness Preservation System to protect federal wilderness areas.
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Public Law 88-452
Public Law 88-452 is the landmark 1964 U.S. federal statute that launched President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty by creating a range of programs to expand educational, employment, and community development opportunities for low-income Americans.
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E.
Public Law 99-272
Public Law 99-272 is the formal designation of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, a major U.S. federal law best known for establishing COBRA health insurance continuation coverage.
- 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: Public Law 88-272 Target entity description: Public Law 88-272 is the formal designation of the Revenue Act of 1964, a major U.S. federal law that significantly reduced income tax rates and stimulated economic growth during the Kennedy-Johnson era.
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A.
Public Law 88-77
Public Law 88-77 is a 1963 United States federal statute that revised and standardized the Medal of Honor and related military decorations, including their eligibility and award criteria.
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B.
Public Law 88-352
Public Law 88-352 is the formal designation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a landmark U.S. federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in key areas of public life.
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C.
Public Law 88-577
Public Law 88-577 is the formal designation of the Wilderness Act of 1964, the landmark U.S. law that created the National Wilderness Preservation System to protect federal wilderness areas.
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D.
Public Law 88-452
Public Law 88-452 is the landmark 1964 U.S. federal statute that launched President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty by creating a range of programs to expand educational, employment, and community development opportunities for low-income Americans.
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E.
Public Law 99-272
Public Law 99-272 is the formal designation of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, a major U.S. federal law best known for establishing COBRA health insurance continuation coverage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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revenue act ⓘ tax law ⓘ |
| affects |
corporate income tax
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individual income tax ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
encourage investment
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increase disposable income ⓘ promote economic expansion ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kennedy tax cut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amends | Internal Revenue Code of 1954 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | United States tax reform acts ⓘ |
| classification | federal revenue legislation ⓘ |
| componentOf | United States federal tax code history ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1964-02-26 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 88th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedDuringPresidencyOf | Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
reduce marginal tax rates
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stimulate demand ⓘ support long-term economic growth ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major mid-20th-century U.S. tax reduction ⓘ |
| introducedDuringPresidencyOf | John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalCitationForm | Public Law 88-272 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| legislativeHistoryContext | Kennedy–Johnson era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Revenue Act of 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Society–era legislation context ⓘ |
| policyArea |
macroeconomic policy
ⓘ
public finance ⓘ |
| policyType | fiscal policy ⓘ |
| presidentAtSigning | Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEffect |
reduced federal income tax rates
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stimulated economic growth ⓘ |
| primarySubject | federal income taxation ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Pub.L. 88-272 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sectorImpacted |
businesses
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households ⓘ |
| shortName | Revenue Act of 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| timeContext | Cold War era ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–World War II U.S. economic policy ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1964 ⓘ |
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Subject: Public Law 88-272 Description of subject: Public Law 88-272 is the formal designation of the Revenue Act of 1964, a major U.S. federal law that significantly reduced income tax rates and stimulated economic growth during the Kennedy-Johnson era.
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