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HR 5733 109th Congress House

Children of Fallen Soldiers Pell Grant Act of 2006

Official title: To ensure Pell Grant eligibility for any student whose parent or guardian died as a result of performing military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001.

Introduced: September 20, 2006 See on congress.gov
Education AfghanistanArmed Forces and National SecurityCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public Finance
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FamiliesFederal aid to educationHigher educationIraqIraq compilationMiddle East and North AfricaMilitary dependentsMilitary occupationMilitary operationsScholarshipsSeptember 11, 2001South AsiaTerrorismWarWar casualties
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
Sep 7, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Jun 29, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 29, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 7, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children of Fallen Soldiers Pell Grant Act of 2006 - Amends the Higher Educaton Act of 1965 to eliminate the expected family contribution used in determining Pell Grant eligibility in the case of a student applicant whose parent or guardian was killed while performing military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 2 Republican 1
POMEROY, EARL
· Sep 26, 2006
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 20, 2006
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 13, 2006
MOORE, DENNIS
· Sep 13, 2006
REHBERG, DENNY
· Sep 13, 2006
Reichert, David
· Jul 26, 2006
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Jul 19, 2006
Fortuno, Luis
· Jul 19, 2006
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 12, 2006
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jul 11, 2006
LEWIS, JERRY
· Jul 11, 2006
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jun 29, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5733: Children of Fallen Soldiers Pell Grant Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5733/
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"H.R. 5733: Children of Fallen Soldiers Pell Grant Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5733/.
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H.R. 5733, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5733/.
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