Pentagon starts World War II program named for Senator Dole
H.R. 9794 — To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish the Senator Robert J. Dole Greatest Generation Education Program. · Filed by Derek Schmidt (R-KS) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jul 20, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the Secretary of Defense to set up a new program. It is about World War II and the Greatest Generation. The program gives money to states, cities, and groups to teach about WWII. It honors veterans and the home front. The Defense Department owns the program's name.
Who it affects
Schools, groups, and cities get money to run WWII events and honor sites. People learn about World War II and veterans through these programs.
One thing to notice
The Defense Department owns the program's name. Other groups cannot use it without asking.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Jul 20, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 20, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Armed Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Secretary of Defense — The leader of the U.S. military and the Defense Department.
- Greatest Generation — People who lived through and fought in World War II.
- groups — Organizations that work to help people, not to make money for owners.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,586 characters) on Jul 24, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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