Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2010
Latest action · May 17, 2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2009
- Passed HouseMay 12, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the expected family contribution used in determining a student's need for title IV assistance in the case of a student applicant who is eligible for a Pell Grant and whose parent or guardian died as a result of performing service as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew.
Requires such student to be less than 24 years old and enrolled at an institution of higher education at the time of his or her parent's or guardian's death.
Gives financial aid administrators the responsibility of verifying that such students are eligible to have their expected family contribution adjusted (or eliminated), and of adjusting (or eliminating) it, unless the Secretary of Education establishes an alternate method of adjusting their expected family contribution.
Prohibits the total Pell Grant of a student whose Pell Grant is increased by reason of this Act from being considered in calculating that student's educational assistance benefits under the Public Safety Officer's Benefits program.
(Sec. 3) Alters the source of the annual Pell Grant increase for such students to require that it be provided only to the extent that funds are specifically provided in advance to such students in an appropriation Act for that award year.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2009 to May 11, 2010; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Feb 10, 2009 |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Mar 30, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Mar 30, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Mar 30, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Mar 30, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Daniel B. Maffei | May 6, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | May 6, 2009 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Ron Klein | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Glenn C. Nye | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-CO | Betsy Markey | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Charles A. Wilson | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-MD | Frank Kratovil, Jr. | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | John H. Adler | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Scott Murphy | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-ID | Walter Minnick | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | May 11, 2010 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | May 11, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 11, 2010 |
Committees 3
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 Feb 10, 2009 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2009 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 10, 2009 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 16, 2009 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred May 17, 2010 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 17, 2010Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- May 12, 2010Ms. Woolsey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 12, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3344-3346)
- May 12, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 959.
- May 12, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3344)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E837, E839 | Allyson Y. Schwartz D-PA, Todd Russell Platts R-PA | May 13, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3344–H3346Text printed H3344 | John Kline R-MN, Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA, Patrick J. Murphy D-PA | May 12, 2010 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 10, 2010H.R. 959, Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2010<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as transmitted by the House Committee on the Budget on May 10, 2010</p>
- May 10, 2010H.R. 959, Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2010Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as transmitted by the House Committee on the Budget on May 10, 2010
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen public safety officers, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 17, 2010Referred in Senate
- May 12, 2010Engrossed in House
- Feb 10, 2009Introduced in House
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