when did the veterans act passed
The Veterans' Preference Act is a United States federal law passed in 1944.It required the federal government to favor returning war veterans when hiring new employees in an attempt to recognize their service, sacrifice, and skills.he first major expansion of Veterans' Preference benefits occurred in 1919 in the form of the Census Act. This act, amended shortly thereafter by the Deficiency Act of 1919 granted preference to all honorably discharged veterans, their widows, and the wives of injured veterans.