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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| Wright Patman Bonus Bill canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7820782 — 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: Wright Patman Bonus Bill Context triple: [Bonus Army march, legislativeContext, Wright Patman Bonus Bill]
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Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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McGovern–Hatfield Amendment
The McGovern–Hatfield Amendment was a proposed U.S. Senate measure during the Vietnam War that sought to set a deadline for the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam.
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C.
Dingley Act
The Dingley Act was an 1897 U.S. tariff law that sharply raised import duties to protect domestic industries, succeeding and strengthening the earlier McKinley Tariff.
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Shepard–Byrd Act
The Shepard–Byrd Act is a U.S. federal hate-crime law that expanded protections to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
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E.
Cooper–Church Amendment
The Cooper–Church Amendment was a key U.S. Senate measure during the Vietnam War aimed at restricting funding and authority for expanding American military operations, particularly in Cambodia.
- 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: Wright Patman Bonus Bill Target entity description: 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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A.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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B.
McGovern–Hatfield Amendment
The McGovern–Hatfield Amendment was a proposed U.S. Senate measure during the Vietnam War that sought to set a deadline for the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam.
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C.
Dingley Act
The Dingley Act was an 1897 U.S. tariff law that sharply raised import duties to protect domestic industries, succeeding and strengthening the earlier McKinley Tariff.
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D.
Shepard–Byrd Act
The Shepard–Byrd Act is a U.S. federal hate-crime law that expanded protections to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
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E.
Cooper–Church Amendment
The Cooper–Church Amendment was a key U.S. Senate measure during the Vietnam War aimed at restricting funding and authority for expanding American military operations, particularly in Cambodia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bonus payment bill
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proposed United States federal law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Patman Bill
NERFINISHED
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Patman Bonus Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | veterans’ lobbying for early bonus payment ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
World War I veterans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
families of World War I veterans ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicContext | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to accelerate payment of adjusted service certificates
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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
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major issue in U.S. veterans’ politics during the Great Depression ⓘ |
| inspired | Bonus Army protest in Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedToModify | Adjusted service certificates payment schedule ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Wright Patman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInChamber | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locationOfProtest | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wright Patman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | President Herbert Hoover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
economic relief
ⓘ
federal pensions ⓘ veterans’ benefits ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent | Bonus Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetGroupStatus | honorably discharged World War I veterans ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1930s ⓘ |
| typeOfCompensation | cash payment ⓘ |
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Subject: Wright Patman Bonus Bill Description of subject: 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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