Public Law 94-73
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Public Law 94-73 is the 1975 federal legislation that significantly expanded and strengthened the Voting Rights Act, including new protections for language minorities in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pub.L. 94-73 | 1 |
| Public Law 94-73 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2884914 — 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 94-73 Context triple: [Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975, citation, Public Law 94-73]
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A.
Public Law 91-76
Public Law 91-76 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1969 that established the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to recognize extraordinary contributions to the nation’s space programs.
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B.
Public Law 95-164
Public Law 95-164 is the United States statute enacted in 1977 that significantly strengthened federal regulation of mine safety and health, forming the basis of modern mine safety standards.
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C.
Public Law 93-205
Public Law 93-205 is the landmark 1973 United States federal statute commonly known as the Endangered Species Act, which provides for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and their habitats.
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D.
Public Law 91-190
Public Law 91-190 is the formal designation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, a foundational U.S. environmental law that established national environmental policies and the requirement for environmental impact assessments.
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E.
Public Law 95-87
Public Law 95-87 is the formal designation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, a key U.S. federal law regulating environmental impacts of coal mining and requiring land reclamation.
- 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 94-73 Target entity description: Public Law 94-73 is the 1975 federal legislation that significantly expanded and strengthened the Voting Rights Act, including new protections for language minorities in the United States.
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A.
Public Law 91-76
Public Law 91-76 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1969 that established the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to recognize extraordinary contributions to the nation’s space programs.
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B.
Public Law 95-164
Public Law 95-164 is the United States statute enacted in 1977 that significantly strengthened federal regulation of mine safety and health, forming the basis of modern mine safety standards.
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C.
Public Law 93-205
Public Law 93-205 is the landmark 1973 United States federal statute commonly known as the Endangered Species Act, which provides for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and their habitats.
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D.
Public Law 91-190
Public Law 91-190 is the formal designation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, a foundational U.S. environmental law that established national environmental policies and the requirement for environmental impact assessments.
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E.
Public Law 95-87
Public Law 95-87 is the formal designation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, a key U.S. federal law regulating environmental impacts of coal mining and requiring land reclamation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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voting rights law ⓘ |
| aimsTo | eliminate voting discrimination against language minorities ⓘ |
| amends | Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
election law ⓘ |
| authority | enforced by the United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| basedOn | Congressional findings of discrimination against language minorities ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Fifteenth Amendment Enforcement Clause
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surface form:
Enforcement Clause of the Fifteenth Amendment
Enforcement Clause ⓘ
surface form:
Enforcement Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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| containsProvision |
Section 203 language minority provisions
ⓘ
Section 4(f)(4) language minority provisions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateSigned | 1975-08-06 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 94th United States Congress ⓘ |
| expanded | coverage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| extended | special provisions of the Voting Rights Act ⓘ |
| extendedFor | 7 years ⓘ |
| goal | to secure equal access to the ballot for language minorities ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | An Act to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| jurisdictionCriteria | language minority population thresholds ⓘ |
| legalCitation | 89 Stat. 400 ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Voter Registration Act
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surface form:
United States voting rights legislation
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| prohibits | voting practices that deny or abridge the right to vote of language minorities ⓘ |
| protectsGroup |
Alaskan Native language speakers
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Asian American language speakers ⓘ Native American language speakers ⓘ Spanish-speaking voters ⓘ language minority citizens ⓘ |
| providesFor |
bilingual election materials in certain jurisdictions
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protections for language minorities in voting ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber |
Public Law 94-73
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pub.L. 94-73
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| relatedTo |
American civil rights movement
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surface form:
Civil Rights Movement
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 ⓘ Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| requires |
bilingual ballots in certain covered jurisdictions
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bilingual election information in certain covered jurisdictions ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Gerald Ford ⓘ |
| signingPresident |
Gerald Ford
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surface form:
Gerald R. Ford
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| strengthened | federal enforcement of voting rights ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil rights
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language minority rights ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1975 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 94-73 Description of subject: Public Law 94-73 is the 1975 federal legislation that significantly expanded and strengthened the Voting Rights Act, including new protections for language minorities in the United States.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Pub.L. 94-73