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| passeddate4 = February 8, 1946 | | passeddate4 = February 8, 1946 | ||
| passedvote4 = [[unanimous consent]] | | passedvote4 = [[unanimous consent]] | ||
| signedpresident = | | signedpresident = Harry S. Truman | ||
| signeddate = February 20, 1946 | | signeddate = February 20, 1946 | ||
| amendments = [[Humphrey–Hawkins Full Employment Act]] (1978) | | amendments = [[Humphrey–Hawkins Full Employment Act]] (1978) | ||
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The [[Conservative Coalition]] of Northern Republicans and Southern Democrats controlled Congress. The bill was pressured to take on a number of amendments that forced the removal of the guarantee of full employment and the order to engage in compensatory spending. Although the spirit of the bill carried through into the Employment Act of 1946, its metaphorical bite was gone. The final act was not so much a mandate as a set of suggestions. | The [[Conservative Coalition]] of Northern Republicans and Southern Democrats controlled Congress. The bill was pressured to take on a number of amendments that forced the removal of the guarantee of full employment and the order to engage in compensatory spending. Although the spirit of the bill carried through into the Employment Act of 1946, its metaphorical bite was gone. The final act was not so much a mandate as a set of suggestions. | ||
The result was a bill that made the general goals full employment, full production, and stable prices. President | The result was a bill that made the general goals full employment, full production, and stable prices. President Harry S. Truman signed the compromise bill into law on February 20, 1946. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||