Public Works Employment Act of 1976

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Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:administered_by gptkb:Department_of_Labor
gptkbp:affects infrastructure improvements
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Public_Works_Employment_Act_of_1977
gptkbp:associated_with New Deal policies
gptkbp:challenges funding limitations
gptkbp:community_impact improved local economies
gptkbp:conflict bureaucratic delays
gptkbp:congressional_debate discussions on funding levels
gptkbp:date_enacted 1976-07-01
gptkbp:duration 2 years
24 months
gptkbp:economic_impact temporary job increases
gptkbp:economic_policy gptkb:Keynesian_economics
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:evaluates job retention rates
surveys of participants
job placement statistics
short-term job creation
success in job creation
Congressional Budget Office reports
gptkbp:evaluation_recommendations improve future programs
gptkbp:funding $4 billion
federal budget
grants to states
federal and state collaboration
based on project proposals
gptkbp:goal reduce unemployment
gptkbp:governing_body Part of the 94th Congress
gptkbp:has_programs gptkb:Job_Training_Partnership_Act
gptkbp:historical_context post-Vietnam War era
gptkbp:historical_impact set precedent for future acts.
gptkbp:historical_significance response to economic downturns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Public Works Employment Act of 1976
gptkbp:impact job creation
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Great_Depression
gptkbp:is_effective_against mixed results
gptkbp:is_funded_by based on unemployment rates
gptkbp:is_implemented_in state governments
gptkbp:job_types_created construction jobs
gptkbp:key_policies funding for local projects
gptkbp:legacy influence on future employment legislation
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Comprehensive_Employment_and_Training_Act
gptkbp:political_party bipartisan support
gptkbp:political_position support economic recovery
gptkbp:programs_created public works programs
gptkbp:project infrastructure improvements
gptkbp:public_awareness gptkb:media_coverage
gptkbp:public_reaction generally positive
gptkbp:purpose to provide employment through public works projects
gptkbp:related_to Economic Recovery
gptkbp:shelf_life 1978-06-30
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Gerald_R._Ford
gptkbp:success community involvement
gptkbp:success_rate varied by region
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Public_Works_Employment_Act_of_1977
gptkbp:target_audience unemployed individuals
gptkbp:target_market gptkb:infrastructure
gptkbp:type economic stimulus legislation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:92nd_United_States_Congress
gptkb:91st_United_States_Congress
gptkb:Public_Works_Acceleration_Act_of_1970
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4