G.I. Bill

United States law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans

The G.I. Bill, formally known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was a law that gave benefits for some of the returning World War II veterans (known as G.I.s). The original G.I. Bill expired in 1956, but the term "G.I. Bill" is still used to talk about programs created to help American military veterans.

Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAN ACT To provide Federal Government aid for the readjustment in civilian life of returning World War II veterans
NicknamesG.I. Bill
Enacted bythe 78th United States Congress
Citations
Public lawPub.L. 78-346
Statutes at Large58 Stat. 284
Legislative history

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