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Humphrey-Hawkins Act

United States of America · Government / Democratic Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1978

Jimmy Earl Carter27 October 1978

Washington · Government / Democratic Party Government

Carter signs the Humphrey-Hawkins Act, formalising employment and price-stability objectives and requiring regular Federal Reserve testimony to Congress about monetary policy and economic conditions.

Names involved

Jimmy Earl Carter

Provenance

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