![]() ![]() Then for those that had been discharged honorably, things did not get much easier. This type of discharge strips a service member of their earned benefits. While more than one million Black men and women served during World War II, very few were allowed to use them.įirst off, in World War II, Black service members had a greater chance of being dishonorably discharged than their white comrades for example, between August and November 1946, Black service members were dishonorably discharged at a rate of 39 percent versus white service members at 21 percent. But unfortunately, not all veterans were able to access the benefits offered. This bill provided World War II veterans with funds for college education, unemployment insurance, and housing. Roosevelt signed the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, otherwise known as the GI Bill. participated in D-Day during World War II, President Franklin D. So why is it important to pass a law that would pay restitution for Black World War II veterans and their families? Shortly after the U.S. ![]() With all this progress and work, the last thing that is needed is to replace Senator Warnock. This bill has yet to come out of committee, but there are ongoing discussions on whether to move forward on the bill as is or separate the two benefits into their individual bills. This is a bill to restore education and home loan benefits to the Black World War II veterans that were denied their benefits due to their race. Last year, Senator Warnock also introduced Senate Bill 3210 Sgt. Comptroller General to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity concerning certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Not only that, but Senator Raphael Warnock also had one bill (Senate Bill 1031) become law to require the U.S. If this sounds partisan, it’s because only Democrats have introduced and co-sponsored any bill that would provide restitution to Black World War II veterans and their families. So, if any Democrat-backed bills need to pass in the next Congressional session, they need as many votes as they can get. For those that don’t know, the majority of bills need at least 60 votes to pass in the Senate. What we do know is that the Republican Party won the majority of the House, and the Democrats maintained the majority in the Senate. By Stephanie Kalota | Founder, Veteran Legislative VoiceĪs far as we know, this current Congressional session will end by mid-December, and then we would be in a new Congressional session with those that won in this past midterm election. ![]()
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