Children of Fallen Soldiers Pell Grant Act of 2006
Latest action · Sep 7, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 29, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Children of Fallen Soldiers Pell Grant Act of 2006 - Amends the Higher Educaton Act of 1965 to eliminate the expected family contribution used in determining Pell Grant eligibility in the case of a student applicant whose parent or guardian was killed while performing military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 29, 2006 to Nov 14, 2006; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Jun 29, 2006 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Jun 29, 2006 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Jun 29, 2006 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Jun 29, 2006 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Jun 29, 2006 |
| R-MI | John J.H. "Joe" Schwarz | Original | Jun 29, 2006 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jun 29, 2006 |
| R-CA | Jerry Lewis | Jul 11, 2006 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jul 11, 2006 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Jul 11, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jul 11, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jul 11, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jul 12, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Jul 12, 2006 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jul 12, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jul 12, 2006 | |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | Jul 12, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Jul 19, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Curt Weldon | Jul 19, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Jul 19, 2006 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jul 19, 2006 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Jul 19, 2006 | |
| R-MN | Mark R. Kennedy | Jul 19, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Jul 19, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Jul 19, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jul 26, 2006 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Jul 26, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jul 26, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Jul 26, 2006 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Sep 13, 2006 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Sep 13, 2006 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Sep 13, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 26, 2006 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Sep 26, 2006 | |
| R-IL | Henry J. Hyde | Sep 26, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Nov 14, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jun 29, 2006 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Sep 7, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
- Jun 29, 2006Introduced in House
- Jun 29, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure Pell Grant eligibility for any student whose parent or guardian died as a result of performing military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Children of Fallen Soldiers Pell Grant Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Afghanistan
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Higher education
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military dependents
- Military occupation
- Military operations
- Scholarships
- September 11, 2001
- South Asia
- Terrorism
- War
- War casualties
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 29, 2006Introduced in House
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