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HR 6679 117th Congress House Education

Scholarship for Service: The Building Better Americans Act

Introduced: February 9, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Scholarship for Service: The Building Better Americans Act

This bill establishes a scholarship-for-service program for students who served at least two years in the military, an emergency medical service, or a police force, or as a teacher's assistant or firefighter, and who submit a certification of such service prior to enrolling as an undergraduate in an institution of higher education (IHE). An eligible undergraduate student may receive a grant in the amount equal to the cost of attendance at the IHE in which the student enrolls for two academic years.

What's happening now February 9, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Golden, Jared F.
Maine · May 18, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6679: Scholarship for Service: The Building Better Americans Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6679/
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"H.R. 6679: Scholarship for Service: The Building Better Americans Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6679/.
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H.R. 6679, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6679/.
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