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HR 6281 112th Congress House Education Family relationships First responders and emergency personnel Higher education Law enforcement officers Student aid and college costs

Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2012

Introduced: August 2, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Sep 26, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Aug 2, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Aug 2, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2012 - 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 public safety officer.

What's happening now September 26, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3
Gerlach, Jim
· Aug 2, 2012
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Aug 2, 2012
Meehan, Patrick
· Aug 2, 2012
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 2, 2012
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Aug 2, 2012
PLATTS, TODD
· Aug 2, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6281: Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6281/
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"H.R. 6281: Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6281/.
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