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HR 9869 118th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Gold Star Children Education Act of 2024

Introduced: September 27, 2024 Introduced by: LaLota, Nick Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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Sep 27, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
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Gold Star Children Education Act of 2024

This bill provides eligibility for enrollment in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) to dependents of certain deceased members of the Armed Forces.

Specifically, the bill provides eligibility to dependents of members of the Armed Forces who died while serving on active duty or active Guard and Reserve duty. Such dependents are eligible to enroll in DODEA schools regardless of (1) whether the dependent was enrolled on the date of the death of the member, or (2) the proximity of the school to the location where the dependent resided on the date of the death.

Enrollment of such dependents must be on a tuition-free and space-available basis.

What's happening now September 27, 2024

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.

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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Sep 27, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9869: Gold Star Children Education Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9869/
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"H.R. 9869: Gold Star Children Education Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9869/.
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H.R. 9869, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9869/.
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