Lever Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:addressed food shortages
gptkbp:allows government to fix prices
gptkbp:amended_by subsequent legislation
Food and Fuel Control Act
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Herbert_Hoover
gptkbp:effective_date gptkb:1917
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:established rationing of food and fuel
gptkbp:examines law scholars
gptkbp:facilitates food conservation efforts
gptkbp:historical_debate the public sphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lever Act
gptkbp:impact increased government control over food supply
gptkbp:influenced future food regulation policies
gptkbp:influenced_by public demand for food security
gptkbp:inspired subsequent agricultural policies
gptkbp:is_aimed_at ensuring equitable distribution of food
hoarding and profiteering
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in its economic impact
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:the_Supreme_Court
in courts for its constitutionality
gptkbp:is_considered a significant piece of legislation in U. S. history
gptkbp:is_criticized_for due to government overreach
its impact on free market principles
gptkbp:is_discussed_in academic literature
congressional hearings
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by economic historians
gptkbp:is_implemented_in Food Administration
a national emergency
gptkbp:is_involved_in price controls on essential goods
gptkbp:is_linked_to gptkb:the_Great_Depression
gptkbp:is_opposed_by business owners
gptkbp:is_part_of U. S. domestic policy during WWI
U. S. wartime legislation
the U. S. legislative response to WWI
the U. S. response to global conflict.
the U. S. war effort
the U. S. wartime economy
gptkbp:is_promoted_by food conservation advocates
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:is_subject_to public scrutiny
gptkbp:is_supported_by food producers
gptkbp:is_used_to control inflation during the war
gptkbp:led_to creation of the Food Administration
increased public awareness of food security issues
gptkbp:legal_issue civil liberties groups
gptkbp:precedent future federal intervention in markets
gptkbp:purpose to regulate the production and distribution of food and fuel during World War I
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Emergency_Price_Control_Act_of_1942
gptkbp:requires reporting of food stocks
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:65th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4