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HR 5443 111th Congress House

Spouses of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement of surviving spouses of members of the Armed Forces who die while serving on active duty … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement of surviving spouses of members of the Armed Forces who die while serving on active duty to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 27, 2010 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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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
May 28, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 27, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 27, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 28, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Spouses of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act - Entitles to educational assistance under the post-9/11 educational assistance program the surviving spouses of members of the Armed Forces who die while serving on active duty on or after September 11, 2001. Allows such spouses 15 years after the member's death to utilize such assistance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6372 Related bill Spouses of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Murphy, Scott
· Jun 17, 2010
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Garamendi, John
California · May 27, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5443: Spouses of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5443/
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"H.R. 5443: Spouses of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5443/.
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H.R. 5443, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5443/.
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