Bonus Bill
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Bonus Bill may refer to:
- Bonus Bill of 1817Bonus Bill of 1817The Bonus Bill of 1817 was proposed legislation introduced by John C. Calhoun to provide a federal highway linking the East and South to the West using the earnings bonus from the Second Bank of the United States. Opponents feared that providing the means for settlers to travel would drain their...
, U.S. proposed legislation vetoed by President Madison - World War Adjusted Compensation ActWorld War Adjusted Compensation ActThe World War Adjusted Compensation Act, or Bonus Act, was a United States federal law passed on May 19, 1924, that granted a benefit to veterans of American military service in World War I.-Provisions:...
, 1924 U.S. law - Adjusted Compensation Payment ActAdjusted Compensation Payment ActThe Adjusted Compensation Payment Act , one of several pieces of legislation popularly called the "Bonus Act," was enacted when Congress overrode President Franklin D. Roosevelt's veto on January 27, 1936....
, 1936 U.S. law