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HR 3779 108th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Education Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Families Military dependents Residence requirements School administration Secondary education Student enrollment

Safeguarding Schoolchildren of Deployed Soldiers Act of 2004

Introduced: February 4, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2004
Committee Hearings Held.
Apr 22, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Feb 4, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 4, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E111)
Feb 4, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safeguarding Schoolchildren of Deployed Soldiers Act of 2004 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require a State or local educational agency, for the duration of the military service on which a child's change of residence is based and at the request of a parent, to treat a child who changes residence based on such service as if the child has the residence held before the change of residence, for purposes of enrollment in elementary or secondary school.

What's happening now June 23, 2004

Committee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 2, 2004
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 1, 2004
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 1, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3779: Safeguarding Schoolchildren of Deployed Soldiers Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3779/
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"H.R. 3779: Safeguarding Schoolchildren of Deployed Soldiers Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3779/.
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