FAST Act
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The FAST Act is a U.S. federal law that authorizes long-term funding and policy for the nation’s surface transportation infrastructure, including highways, transit, and rail.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FAST Act canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5441511 — 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: FAST Act Context triple: [Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, shortName, FAST Act]
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A.
PACT Act
The PACT Act is a U.S. law that expands healthcare and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances during their military service.
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B.
PROTECT Act
The PROTECT Act is a U.S. federal law aimed primarily at strengthening protections for children against sexual exploitation, abuse, and abduction, including tougher penalties for related offenses.
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C.
21st Century Cures Act
The 21st Century Cures Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 2016 that accelerates medical product development and innovation, expands funding for biomedical research and mental health services, and modernizes the regulation of drugs and medical devices.
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D.
HIRE Act
The HIRE Act is a 2010 U.S. federal law aimed at stimulating job creation and economic recovery through tax incentives and infrastructure spending.
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E.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 is a comprehensive U.S. federal spending law that funded government operations for fiscal year 2016 and bundled numerous policy provisions, including major cybersecurity and tax measures.
- 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: FAST Act Target entity description: The FAST Act is a U.S. federal law that authorizes long-term funding and policy for the nation’s surface transportation infrastructure, including highways, transit, and rail.
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A.
PACT Act
The PACT Act is a U.S. law that expands healthcare and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances during their military service.
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B.
PROTECT Act
The PROTECT Act is a U.S. federal law aimed primarily at strengthening protections for children against sexual exploitation, abuse, and abduction, including tougher penalties for related offenses.
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C.
21st Century Cures Act
The 21st Century Cures Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 2016 that accelerates medical product development and innovation, expands funding for biomedical research and mental health services, and modernizes the regulation of drugs and medical devices.
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D.
HIRE Act
The HIRE Act is a 2010 U.S. federal law aimed at stimulating job creation and economic recovery through tax incentives and infrastructure spending.
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E.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 is a comprehensive U.S. federal spending law that funded government operations for fiscal year 2016 and bundled numerous policy provisions, including major cybersecurity and tax measures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal law ⓘ |
| amends |
title 23 of the United States Code
ⓘ
linked to:
Title 23 of the United States Code
title 49 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
highways
ⓘ
passenger and freight rail systems ⓘ public transit systems ⓘ |
| authorizes |
federal-aid highway programs
ⓘ
public transportation programs ⓘ railroad and rail safety programs ⓘ |
| billNumber | H.R.22 (114th Congress) ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateSigned | 2015-12-04 ⓘ |
| enactmentDate | 2015-12-04 ⓘ |
| endDate | 2020-09-30 ⓘ |
| establishes |
National Highway Freight Program
ⓘ
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects program ⓘ |
| fundingPeriodEnd | Fiscal Year 2020 ⓘ |
| fundingPeriodStart | Fiscal Year 2016 ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | FAST ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName |
Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act
ⓘ
linked to:
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
|
| includes |
freight policy provisions
ⓘ
highway safety provisions ⓘ innovative finance provisions ⓘ motor carrier safety provisions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| policyArea |
infrastructure policy
ⓘ
transportation policy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act ⓘ |
| provides | long-term funding for surface transportation programs ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 114-94 ⓘ |
| reauthorizes |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration programs
ⓘ
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration programs ⓘ federal-aid highway program through FY2020 ⓘ public transportation programs through FY2020 ⓘ rail programs of the Federal Railroad Administration ⓘ |
| regulates |
highway and vehicle safety programs
ⓘ
motor carrier safety ⓘ |
| sector | transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| shortTitle | FAST Act ⓘ |
| signedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| startDate | 2015-12-04 ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 129 Stat. 1312 ⓘ |
| subject |
highway funding
ⓘ
public transportation ⓘ rail transportation ⓘ surface transportation ⓘ |
| successor | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ⓘ |
| title |
Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act
ⓘ
linked to:
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: FAST Act Description of subject: The FAST Act is a U.S. federal law that authorizes long-term funding and policy for the nation’s surface transportation infrastructure, including highways, transit, and rail.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.