Wright Patman Bonus Bill

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The Wright Patman Bonus Bill was a proposed U.S. law during the Great Depression that sought to grant immediate cash payment of World War I veterans’ service bonuses, helping spark the Bonus Army protest in Washington, D.C.

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instanceOf bonus payment bill
proposed United States federal law
alsoKnownAs Patman Bill
Patman Bonus Bill
associatedWith veterans’ lobbying for early bonus payment
beneficiary World War I veterans
families of World War I veterans
country United States
economicContext Great Depression
hasPurpose to accelerate payment of adjusted service certificates
to provide immediate cash payment of World War I veterans’ service bonuses
hasSubject World War I veterans
historicalSignificance catalyst for mass veterans’ march on Washington
major issue in U.S. veterans’ politics during the Great Depression
inspired Bonus Army protest in Washington, D.C.
linked to: Bonus Army march
intendedToModify Adjusted service certificates payment schedule
introducedBy Wright Patman
introducedInChamber United States House of Representatives
legislativeBody United States Congress
locationOfProtest Washington, D.C.
namedAfter Wright Patman
opposedBy President Herbert Hoover
linked to: Herbert Hoover
policyArea economic relief
federal pensions
veterans’ benefits
relatedTo Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924
relatedToEvent Bonus Army
linked to: Bonus Army march
targetGroupStatus honorably discharged World War I veterans
timePeriod early 1930s
typeOfCompensation cash payment

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Bonus Army march legislativeContext Wright Patman Bonus Bill
Bonus Expeditionary Force relatedTo Patman Bonus Bill
linked to: Wright Patman Bonus Bill
Wright Patman Bonus Bill alsoKnownAs Patman Bonus Bill
linked to: Wright Patman Bonus Bill