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HR 2487 107th Congress House

Youth Service Scholarship Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services.

Introduced: June 6, 2002 See on congress.gov
Education Economics and Public FinanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducational accountabilityEvaluation research (Social action programs)
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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To President
Became law
Nov 2, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Jul 12, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 12, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 2, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Youth Service Scholarship Act of 2001 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a Public Service Incentives college scholarship program to reward low- and moderate-income students who have, during high school, and who continue, during college, to make significant public service contributions to their communities.

Requires 300 hours of public service by the student: (1) during each of two academic years of secondary school, to be eligible for a scholarship for the first year of college; and (2) during the preceding postsecondary academic year, to be eligible for a second, third, or fourth year.

Requires such students to: (1) have been eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; and (2) be eligible to receive Federal Pell Grants in the year in which the scholarships are awarded. Sets the scholarship amount at $5,000 for any academic year during a student's first four years of undergraduate education, and provides for adjustments of such amount in the event of insufficient appropriations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 11, 2002
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 6, 2002
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jun 6, 2002
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 4, 2002
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 4, 2002
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 14, 2002
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 30, 2002
LAMPSON, NICK
· Mar 19, 2002
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 25, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2487: Youth Service Scholarship Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2487/
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