HR 5817
113th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Higher education
Military personnel and dependents
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
To amend section 701 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to clarify the period of eligibility during which certain spouses are entitled to assistance under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship.
Introduced: December 9, 2014
Introduced by:
Duckworth, Tammy
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 23, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Dec 9, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec 9, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to deem any member of the Armed Forces who died between September 11, 2001, and December 31, 2005, to have died on January 1, 2006, for purposes of the eligibility of such member's surviving spouse for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship. (Surviving spouses of service members who die in the line of duty after September 11, 2001, are eligible for such assistance until the earlier of the date they remarry or the date that is 15 years after their military spouse's death.)
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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