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HR 2350 114th Congress House Education Fires First responders and emergency personnel Higher education Law enforcement officers Student aid and college costs

Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act

Introduced: May 15, 2015 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jun 26, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
May 15, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 15, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the expected family contribution (EFC) used to determine financial need in the case of a Pell Grant-eligible student whose parent or guardian died in the line of duty as a police officer, firefighter, or other public safety officer. Such student is eligible to receive an automatic zero EFC and qualify for the maximum Pell Grant award if the student was less than 24 years old or enrolled at an institution of higher education at the time of the parent or guardian's death.

What's happening now November 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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