Public Law 99-177
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Public Law 99-177 is the 1985 U.S. federal statute, commonly known as the Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Act, that established automatic deficit-reduction measures aimed at achieving a balanced federal budget.
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| Public Law 99-177 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Public Law 99-177 Context triple: [Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, publicLawNumber, Public Law 99-177]
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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.
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Public Law 96-95
Public Law 96-95 is the 1979 U.S. federal statute, known as the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, that safeguards archaeological resources on public and Indian lands.
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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 99-410
Public Law 99-410 is the U.S. federal statute that established the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, guaranteeing absentee voting rights in federal elections for military personnel and citizens living abroad.
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E.
Public Law 96-510
Public Law 96-510 is the formal designation of the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), which governs the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and assigns liability for environmental contamination.
- 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 99-177 Target entity description: Public Law 99-177 is the 1985 U.S. federal statute, commonly known as the Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Act, that established automatic deficit-reduction measures aimed at achieving a balanced federal budget.
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A.
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.
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B.
Public Law 96-95
Public Law 96-95 is the 1979 U.S. federal statute, known as the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, that safeguards archaeological resources on public and Indian lands.
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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 99-410
Public Law 99-410 is the U.S. federal statute that established the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, guaranteeing absentee voting rights in federal elections for military personnel and citizens living abroad.
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E.
Public Law 96-510
Public Law 96-510 is the formal designation of the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), which governs the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and assigns liability for environmental contamination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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budget control law ⓘ |
| amends | Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
certain mandatory spending programs
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discretionary spending ⓘ federal budget process ⓘ |
| assignedResponsibilityTo |
Congressional Budget Office
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Office of Management and Budget ⓘ |
| branchOfLaw | public finance law ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 2 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
deficit targets for multiple fiscal years
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procedures for sequestration orders by the President ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateSigned | 1985-12-12 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 99th United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishedMechanism | automatic across-the-board spending cuts ⓘ |
| exempted | some entitlement programs from sequestration ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | GRH Act ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
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surface form:
Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Act
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| hasOfficialName |
Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
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surface form:
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
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| hasShortTitle |
Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
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surface form:
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
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| historicalSignificance | first major federal law to mandate automatic deficit reduction ⓘ |
| introducedAutomaticMechanism | sequestration ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| laterModifiedBy |
Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
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surface form:
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987
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| laterSupersededInPartBy | Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
authorized automatic spending cuts if ceilings were exceeded
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imposed binding deficit ceilings ⓘ |
| mechanismTriggeredBy | failure to meet deficit targets ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Ernest Hollings
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Phil Gramm ⓘ Warren Rudman ⓘ |
| policyArea |
budget enforcement
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fiscal policy ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 99-177 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish a schedule of deficit targets leading to a balanced budget
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to reduce and eventually eliminate the federal budget deficit ⓘ |
| required | OMB and CBO deficit estimates and reports ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
Ernest Hollings
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Phil Gramm ⓘ Warren Rudman ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 99 Stat. 1037 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
balanced budget
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federal budget ⓘ federal deficit ⓘ |
| timePeriodTargeted | late 1980s federal budgets ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1985 ⓘ |
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Subject: Public Law 99-177 Description of subject: Public Law 99-177 is the 1985 U.S. federal statute, commonly known as the Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Act, that established automatic deficit-reduction measures aimed at achieving a balanced federal budget.
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