Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997

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United States federal statute appropriations act

The Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 was a comprehensive U.S. federal spending bill that bundled multiple appropriations and policy measures, including major immigration reforms, into a single piece of legislation.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997	4
Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 canonical	2
Division A – Continuing Appropriations	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997
Context triple: [Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, partOf, Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997]

A. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 was a major U.S. federal law that aimed to reduce the federal deficit through a combination of tax increases, particularly on higher-income earners, and spending restraints.
B. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 was a major U.S. federal law that aimed to reduce the budget deficit through a combination of spending cuts and tax increases, including raising the top income tax rate and implementing new excise taxes.
C. Balanced Budget Act of 1997
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 is a major U.S. federal law that overhauled Medicare and other health programs to reduce federal spending and expand private-plan options for beneficiaries.
D. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 was a major U.S. federal law that implemented significant spending cuts and tax changes as part of the Reagan administration’s deficit-reduction efforts.
E. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 was a major U.S. federal law that implemented significant spending cuts and budgetary reforms as part of efforts to reduce the federal deficit during the Reagan administration.
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: Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997
Target entity description: The Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 was a comprehensive U.S. federal spending bill that bundled multiple appropriations and policy measures, including major immigration reforms, into a single piece of legislation.

A. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 was a major U.S. federal law that aimed to reduce the federal deficit through a combination of tax increases, particularly on higher-income earners, and spending restraints.
B. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 was a major U.S. federal law that aimed to reduce the budget deficit through a combination of spending cuts and tax increases, including raising the top income tax rate and implementing new excise taxes.
C. Balanced Budget Act of 1997
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 is a major U.S. federal law that overhauled Medicare and other health programs to reduce federal spending and expand private-plan options for beneficiaries.
D. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 was a major U.S. federal law that implemented significant spending cuts and tax changes as part of the Reagan administration’s deficit-reduction efforts.
E. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 was a major U.S. federal law that implemented significant spending cuts and budgetary reforms as part of efforts to reduce the federal deficit during the Reagan administration.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ appropriations act ⓘ
affects	deportation and removal standards for noncitizens ⓘ detention of noncitizens ⓘ expedited removal procedures ⓘ grounds of inadmissibility and deportability ⓘ judicial review of immigration decisions ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 ⓘ linked to: Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 P.L. 104-208 ⓘ linked to: Public Law 104-208 Public Law 104-208 ⓘ
amends	Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ
congressNumber	104th United States Congress ⓘ
containsDivision	Division A – Continuing Appropriations ⓘ linked to: Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 Division C – Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ⓘ linked to: Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
containsTitle	Title I – Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations ⓘ Title II – Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Offsets ⓘ Title III – General Provisions ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dateSigned	1996-09-30 ⓘ
effectiveFor	United States federal fiscal year 1997 ⓘ
enactedIn	1996 ⓘ
fiscalYearCovered	Fiscal Year 1997 ⓘ
includes	Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act–related immigration provisions ⓘ Appropriations for multiple federal departments and agencies ⓘ Continuing appropriations for certain programs ⓘ IIRIRA ⓘ Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
legalCitation	110 Stat. 3009 ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States Congress ⓘ
legislativeProcess	passed as a consolidated omnibus bill ⓘ
policyArea	appropriations ⓘ border security ⓘ criminal justice ⓘ immigration ⓘ
presidentAtSigning	Bill Clinton ⓘ
publicLawNumber	104-208 ⓘ
relatedTo	Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 ⓘ Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ⓘ
scope	multi-agency federal funding ⓘ substantive policy changes beyond appropriations ⓘ
signedBy	Bill Clinton ⓘ
subject	border enforcement ⓘ deportation procedures ⓘ federal budget ⓘ immigration law ⓘ public benefits eligibility for noncitizens ⓘ
title	Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 ⓘ linked to: Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997
typeOfAct	omnibus spending bill ⓘ

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