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S. 1039 113th Congress Senate

Spouses of Heroes Education Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship to include spouses of members of the Armed Force… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship to include spouses of members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 19, 2013 Introduced by: Jeff Merkley Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependentsStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2013
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
May 23, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 23, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 12, 2013

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Spouses of Heroes Education Act - Entitles to post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance the spouse (under current law, only the child) of a person who, on or after September 11, 2001, dies in the line of duty while serving on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces. Terminates such spouse's entitlement on the earlier of: (1) the date that is 15 years after the date on which the member died, and (2) the date of the spouse's remarriage.

Requires an individual entitled to such assistance and also to veterans' educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to elect a single coverage.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 3441 Spouses of Heroes Education Act
  • S 944 Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013
  • S 1950 Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014
  • S 1982 Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014
  • S 2413 Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jul 16, 2013
Vitter, David
· Jun 19, 2013
Heller, Dean
· May 23, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1039: Spouses of Heroes Education Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1039/
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