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Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2008

Introduced: July 8, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 17, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Feb 28, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 28, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2008 - 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 died as a result of performing service as a police officer, firefighter, or other first responder.

What's happening now April 17, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Childers, Travis
· Jul 8, 2008
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 19, 2008
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jun 19, 2008
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · May 7, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5516: Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5516/
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"H.R. 5516: Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5516/.
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H.R. 5516, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5516/.
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