Servicemen's Readjustment Act (GI Bill)
US Congress · 1944
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Description
Congress passed the Servicemen's Readjustment Act in 1944, as war still raged. The GI Bill thanks returning veterans with concrete, lasting help. College fees, home loans, and business aid stand at its core.
Millions went to school on the bill who could never have paid. Millions more bought homes and filled the growing suburbs fast. The act built the broad American middle class of the postwar years. Critics note that Black veterans often faced blocks at the local level. A grateful nation's check still ranks among its best investments ever made. Its name, the GI Bill, became shorthand for earned opportunity in America.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | US Congress |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1944 |
| COLLECTION | DOCUMENTS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3668 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Wikisource |