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