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S 1851 116th Congress Senate Education Afghanistan Asia Conflicts and wars Higher education Iraq Middle East Military personnel and dependents Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Protecting Our Gold Star Families' Education Act of 2019

Introduced: June 13, 2019 Introduced by: Kaine, Tim Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Jun 13, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3481)
Jun 13, 2019
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Protecting Our Gold Star Families' Education Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Education to expand the Pell Grant program to include grants for the dependents (including independent students) of a veteran who died serving on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces in Iraq or Afghanistan on or after September 11, 2001. To qualify for assistance, the dependents must be less than 33 years of age.

Pell Grant rules pertaining to the determination of financial need do not apply to the grants awarded by this bill for veterans' dependents.

What's happening now June 13, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3481)

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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jun 13, 2019
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jun 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1851: Protecting Our Gold Star Families' Education Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1851/
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"S. 1851: Protecting Our Gold Star Families' Education Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1851/.
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