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S. 1096 117th Congress Senate

Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to include spouses and children … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to include spouses and children of individuals who die from a service-connected disability within 120 days of serving in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 13, 2021 Introduced by: James Lankford Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysisHigher educationMilitary personnel and dependentsStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Apr 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 28, 2021

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2021

This bill expands eligibility for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship, commonly referred to as the Fry Scholarship, which entitles specified dependents of service members who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001, to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

Specifically, the bill expands eligibility for the Fry Scholarship to include a child or spouse of a person who dies on or after September 11, 2001, from a service-connected disability within 120 days of being honorably discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces.

This expansion of eligibility applies to quarters, semesters, or terms beginning on or after August 1, 2023.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1096: Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1096/
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S. 1096, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1096/.
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