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Program / Law Year Who signed it into law What It Did GI Bill 1944 Signer: President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Proposer/Creator: Harry W. Colmery (former American Legion National Commander) drafted the initial outline, while The American Legion led the lobbying efforts. Legislative Sponsors: Key support came from Representatives John Rankin (D-MS) and Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA), along with Senator Bennett Clark (D-MO). Helped World War II veterans pay for college, making higher education accessib