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HR 2108 109th Congress House

Safeguarding Schoolchildren of Deployed Soldiers Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to prevent the disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of a res… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to prevent the disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of a reserve component parent who is deployed overseas.

Introduced: June 15, 2005 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroadArmed forces reservesEducationElementary and secondary education
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Elementary educationFamiliesMilitary dependentsResidence requirementsSecondary educationStudent enrollmentVeterans' benefits
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
Jun 1, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 4, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 4, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 1, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safeguarding Schoolchildren of Deployed Soldiers Act of 2005 - 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 the qualifying service of one or both of the child's parents as if the child has the residence held before the change of residence, for purposes of enrollment in elementary or secondary school. Defines "qualifying military service" to mean military service to which a member of a reserve component of the uniformed services is ordered that includes a period of deployment to a location outside the United States.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 15, 2005
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· May 4, 2005
Cardoza, Dennis
· May 4, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 4, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 4, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2108: Safeguarding Schoolchildren of Deployed Soldiers Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2108/
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"H.R. 2108: Safeguarding Schoolchildren of Deployed Soldiers Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2108/.
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H.R. 2108, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2108/.
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