OBRA 1981
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OBRA 1981 is a major U.S. federal budget reconciliation law enacted under President Ronald Reagan that significantly cut domestic spending and reshaped social welfare and entitlement programs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| OBRA 1981 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13555948 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: OBRA 1981 Context triple: [Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, alsoKnownAs, OBRA 1981]
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OBRA-93
OBRA-93 is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1993 that significantly raised taxes on higher-income individuals and corporations and implemented major deficit-reduction measures as part of President Bill Clinton’s economic program.
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OBRA-90
OBRA-90 is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1990 that, among other budget-related measures, significantly reformed Medicaid and pharmacy practice standards, including requirements for drug utilization review and patient counseling.
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C.
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) is a U.S. federal law that, among other provisions, allows workers and their families to continue employer-sponsored health insurance coverage for a limited time after job loss or other qualifying events.
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Social Security Amendments of 1977
The Social Security Amendments of 1977 were U.S. federal legislation that overhauled the Social Security benefit formula and financing to correct prior calculation errors and improve the program’s long-term solvency.
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E.
Older Americans Act
The Older Americans Act is a U.S. federal law that funds and organizes services and supports to help people aged 60 and older maintain health, independence, and community living.
- 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: OBRA 1981 Target entity description: OBRA 1981 is a major U.S. federal budget reconciliation law enacted under President Ronald Reagan that significantly cut domestic spending and reshaped social welfare and entitlement programs.
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A.
OBRA-93
OBRA-93 is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1993 that significantly raised taxes on higher-income individuals and corporations and implemented major deficit-reduction measures as part of President Bill Clinton’s economic program.
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B.
OBRA-90
OBRA-90 is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1990 that, among other budget-related measures, significantly reformed Medicaid and pharmacy practice standards, including requirements for drug utilization review and patient counseling.
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C.
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) is a U.S. federal law that, among other provisions, allows workers and their families to continue employer-sponsored health insurance coverage for a limited time after job loss or other qualifying events.
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D.
Social Security Amendments of 1977
The Social Security Amendments of 1977 were U.S. federal legislation that overhauled the Social Security benefit formula and financing to correct prior calculation errors and improve the program’s long-term solvency.
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E.
Older Americans Act
The Older Americans Act is a U.S. federal law that funds and organizes services and supports to help people aged 60 and older maintain health, independence, and community living.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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budget reconciliation act ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
reducing federal budget deficit
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reducing growth of federal spending ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| associatedWithIdeology |
conservatism in the United States
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supply-side economics ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch ⓘ |
| changed |
funding levels for domestic discretionary programs
ⓘ
structure of certain entitlement benefits ⓘ |
| controversialFor | cuts to social safety net programs ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| effect |
reduced federal domestic spending
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reduced growth of federal outlays ⓘ restructured social welfare programs ⓘ tightened eligibility for some entitlement programs ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| government | Federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | OBRA 1981 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShortName | Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 1980s United States politics ⓘ |
| implementedBy | executive branch of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm |
omnibus statute
ⓘ
reconciliation bill ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law system of the United States ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
domestic spending cuts
ⓘ
entitlement programs ⓘ federal budget reconciliation ⓘ social welfare programs ⓘ |
| method | budget reconciliation process ⓘ |
| partOf |
Reagan administration economic policy
ⓘ
Reaganomics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
education
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entitlement reform ⓘ health care ⓘ income security ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| policyType | fiscal policy measure ⓘ |
| precededBy | Carter administration budget policies ⓘ |
| presidentDuringEnactment | Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| usedInProcedure | congressional budget reconciliation process ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: OBRA 1981 Description of subject: OBRA 1981 is a major U.S. federal budget reconciliation law enacted under President Ronald Reagan that significantly cut domestic spending and reshaped social welfare and entitlement programs.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.