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HR 2531 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Higher education Military personnel and dependents Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

ACES Act of 2015

Introduced: May 21, 2015 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 5, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 21, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 21, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Spouses Achieving College Education for Survivors Act of 2015 or ACES Act of 2015

This bill 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, in order to make that member's surviving spouse eligible 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 the military spouse's death.)

A surviving spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who died between September 11, 2001, and December 31, 2005, who elected before enactment of this Act to receive educational benefits under the Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance program or the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Frye program may revoke such choice. (Such an election is currently irrevocable.)

What's happening now June 5, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 8 Republican 4