Torricelli Act
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The Torricelli Act, formally known as the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, is a U.S. law that tightened the economic embargo against Cuba by restricting trade with Cuban subsidiaries of U.S. companies and limiting aid to the island’s government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Torricelli Act canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4010705 — 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: Torricelli Act Context triple: [Helms–Burton Act, relatedTo, Torricelli Act]
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A.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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B.
Burke–Wadsworth Act
The Burke–Wadsworth Act was the landmark 1940 U.S. law that established the first peacetime military draft in American history, preparing the nation’s armed forces on the eve of World War II.
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C.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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D.
Geary Act
The Geary Act was an 1892 U.S. law that extended and intensified Chinese exclusion by requiring Chinese residents to carry residency permits and imposing harsh penalties for noncompliance.
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E.
Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
- 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: Torricelli Act Target entity description: The Torricelli Act, formally known as the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, is a U.S. law that tightened the economic embargo against Cuba by restricting trade with Cuban subsidiaries of U.S. companies and limiting aid to the island’s government.
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A.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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B.
Burke–Wadsworth Act
The Burke–Wadsworth Act was the landmark 1940 U.S. law that established the first peacetime military draft in American history, preparing the nation’s armed forces on the eve of World War II.
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C.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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D.
Geary Act
The Geary Act was an 1892 U.S. law that extended and intensified Chinese exclusion by requiring Chinese residents to carry residency permits and imposing harsh penalties for noncompliance.
-
E.
Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
economic sanction measure ⓘ |
| affects |
United States–Cuba relations
ⓘ
surface form:
Cuba–United States relations
U.S. foreign policy toward Cuba ⓘ |
| aimedAt | Cuban government ⓘ |
| allows | humanitarian assistance to the Cuban people ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cuban Democracy Act
ⓘ
Cuban Democracy Act ⓘ
surface form:
Cuban Democracy Act of 1992
|
| appliesIn |
territory of the United States
ⓘ
to U.S. persons and certain foreign subsidiaries ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Cuba
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Cuba
|
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1992 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Office of Foreign Assets Control
ⓘ
United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of the Treasury
executive branch of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. executive branch
|
| geopoliticalContext | post–Cold War U.S. policy toward Cuba ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
increased economic pressure on Cuba
ⓘ
restrictions on foreign subsidiaries of U.S. firms trading with Cuba ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffect | tightening of economic embargo against Cuba ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName |
Cuban Democracy Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Cuban Democracy Act of 1992
|
| jurisdiction | federal jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
foreign relations law
ⓘ
sanctions law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Torricelli ⓘ |
| partOf | United States embargo against Cuba ⓘ |
| policyGoal | to promote democratic change in Cuba ⓘ |
| purpose | to tighten the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba ⓘ |
| regulates | commercial relations between U.S.-linked entities and Cuba ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Helms–Burton Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act
Helms–Burton Act ⓘ Trading with the Enemy Act ⓘ
surface form:
Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917
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| restricts |
aid to the Cuban government
ⓘ
economic transactions benefiting the Cuban government ⓘ shipping between U.S. ports and Cuba ⓘ trade with Cuban subsidiaries of U.S. companies ⓘ |
| signedBy | George H. W. Bush ⓘ |
| sponsor | Robert Torricelli ⓘ |
| subjectOf | international criticism regarding extraterritorial application of U.S. law ⓘ |
| targets |
Cuban state-owned enterprises
ⓘ
foreign-based subsidiaries of U.S. companies trading with Cuba ⓘ |
| year | 1992 ⓘ |
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Subject: Torricelli Act Description of subject: The Torricelli Act, formally known as the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, is a U.S. law that tightened the economic embargo against Cuba by restricting trade with Cuban subsidiaries of U.S. companies and limiting aid to the island’s government.
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