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Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act

Introduced: May 14, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
May 11, 2016
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 11, 2016
Received in the House.
May 11, 2016
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 10, 2016
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2673)
May 10, 2016
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2673)
May 10, 2016
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2673)
May 10, 2016
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2673)
May 14, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 14, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act

(Sec. 2) 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.

(Sec. 4) It specifies procedures for determining the budgetary effects of this bill for compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010.

What's happening now May 17, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1