Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924
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The Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924 was a U.S. law granting World War I veterans deferred bonus payments, whose delayed payout later helped spark the Bonus Army protest in 1932.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924 canonical | 1 |
| World War Adjusted Compensation Act | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7820781 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924 Context triple: [Bonus Army march, legislativeContext, Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924]
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Humphrey–Hawkins Act
The Humphrey–Hawkins Act is a 1978 U.S. federal law that set explicit national goals for full employment, price stability, and economic growth, and established regular reporting requirements for the Federal Reserve and the President on economic policy.
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B.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1949
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1949 were U.S. federal labor law revisions that expanded and strengthened minimum wage, overtime, and child labor protections originally established by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
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Hepburn Act
The Hepburn Act was a 1906 U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission’s power to regulate railroad rates and practices as part of Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Era reforms.
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D.
Esch–Cummins Act
The Esch–Cummins Act was a 1920 U.S. federal law that returned railroads from government control to private operation while strengthening federal regulation and promoting industry consolidation.
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E.
Elkins Act
The Elkins Act was a 1903 U.S. federal law that strengthened regulation of railroads by prohibiting discriminatory rebates and reinforcing the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924 Target entity description: The Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924 was a U.S. law granting World War I veterans deferred bonus payments, whose delayed payout later helped spark the Bonus Army protest in 1932.
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A.
Humphrey–Hawkins Act
The Humphrey–Hawkins Act is a 1978 U.S. federal law that set explicit national goals for full employment, price stability, and economic growth, and established regular reporting requirements for the Federal Reserve and the President on economic policy.
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B.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1949
The Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1949 were U.S. federal labor law revisions that expanded and strengthened minimum wage, overtime, and child labor protections originally established by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
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C.
Hepburn Act
The Hepburn Act was a 1906 U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission’s power to regulate railroad rates and practices as part of Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Era reforms.
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D.
Esch–Cummins Act
The Esch–Cummins Act was a 1920 U.S. federal law that returned railroads from government control to private operation while strengthening federal regulation and promoting industry consolidation.
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E.
Elkins Act
The Elkins Act was a 1903 U.S. federal law that strengthened regulation of railroads by prohibiting discriminatory rebates and reinforcing the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
veterans' benefits legislation ⓘ |
| affectedPopulation | millions of World War I veterans ⓘ |
| allowed | loans to veterans using adjusted service certificates as collateral ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bonus Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War Adjusted Compensation Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | World War I veterans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | Calvin Coolidge presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefitType |
adjusted service certificate
ⓘ
service bonus ⓘ |
| causeOf | veterans' demands for early bonus payment during the Great Depression ⓘ |
| compensationBasis |
length of military service
ⓘ
overseas versus domestic service ⓘ |
| controversy |
cost to the federal budget
ⓘ
timing of bonus payments ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1924-05-19 ⓘ |
| economicImpact | created a large future liability for the federal government ⓘ |
| enactedInYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| excludes | most dependents of veterans ⓘ |
| followedBy | legislation authorizing early payment of bonuses in the 1930s ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
interwar period in the United States
ⓘ
post–World War I demobilization ⓘ |
| implementedBy | United States Veterans Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn | Bonus Army protest of 1932 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
federal social policy
ⓘ
military veterans' benefits ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| paymentForm |
adjusted service certificates
ⓘ
deferred lump-sum payment ⓘ |
| payoutDateScheduled | 1945 ⓘ |
| payoutNature | deferred ⓘ |
| policyGoal | to recognize wartime service through financial compensation ⓘ |
| policyType | compensatory benefit ⓘ |
| politicalIssueIn | 1932 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier proposals for veterans' bonuses after World War I ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Calvin Coolidge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provided | deferred bonus payments to World War I veterans ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide adjusted compensation to World War I veterans ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent |
Bonus Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bonus Army march on Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Calvin Coolidge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOfDebate | fiscal responsibility versus veterans' welfare ⓘ |
| targetGroup | honorably discharged World War I veterans ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | service during World War I ⓘ |
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Subject: Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924 Description of subject: The Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924 was a U.S. law granting World War I veterans deferred bonus payments, whose delayed payout later helped spark the Bonus Army protest in 1932.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
World War Adjusted Compensation Act