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2. Liberty bond - Wikipedia

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   October 1, 1917: Second Liberty Loan offers $3.8 billion in bonds at 4 percent; April 5, 1918: Third Liberty Loan offers $4.1 billion in bonds at 4.15 percent. September 28, 1918: Fourth Liberty Loan offers $6.9 billion in bonds at 4.25 percent. Interest on up to $30,000 in the bonds was tax exempt only for the First Liberty Bond. [1]

3. History of the United States debt ceiling - Wikipedia

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   In 1917, during World War I, Congress created the debt ceiling with the Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917, which allowed the Treasury to issue bonds and take on other debt without specific Congressional approval, as long as the total debt fell under the statutory debt ceiling. The 1917 legislation set limits on the aggregate amount of debt that ...

4. 3rd Liberty Loan Act - Wikipedia

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   The Third Liberty Loan Act was an amendment to the previous two Liberty Loan acts. The first Liberty Loan have been enacted on April 24, 1917, and issued $5 billion in bonds at a 3.5 percent interest rate. However, this loan was not sufficient to support the United States presence in the war. The second act was put into place on October 1, 1917 ...

5. United States debt ceiling - Wikipedia

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   Congress either authorized specific loans or allowed the Treasury to issue certain debt instruments and individual debt issues for specific purposes. Sometimes Congress gave the Treasury discretion over what type of debt instrument would be issued. [24] The United States first instituted a statutory debt limit with the Second Liberty Bond Act ...

6. List of United States federal legislation, 1901–2001 - Wikipedia

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   This is a chronological, but incomplete, list of United States federal legislation passed by the 57th through 106th United States Congresses, between 1901 and 2001. For the main article on this subject, see List of United States federal legislation.

7. William H. Remick - Wikipedia

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   In 1917, he was made chairman of the second Liberty Loan drive Committee of stock exchange houses and continued as chairman during succeeding loan drives. [3] In 1907, he purchased his seat on the New York Stock Exchange and in 1909, he was chosen to serve on the Exchange's Board of Governors, a position he retained until his death in 1922 ...