Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act
Latest action · Nov 16, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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.
- IntroducedMay 15, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the expected family contribution (EFC) used to determine financial need in the case of a Pell Grant-eligible student whose parent or guardian died in the line of duty as a police officer, firefighter, or other public safety officer. Such student is eligible to receive an automatic zero EFC and qualify for the maximum Pell Grant award if the student was less than 24 years old or enrolled at an institution of higher education at the time of the parent or guardian's death.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2015 to Jul 13, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | May 15, 2015 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | May 20, 2015 | |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | May 21, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jun 10, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Jul 22, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Oct 22, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Apr 19, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | May 3, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | May 3, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | May 3, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 3, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | May 3, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 10, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | May 10, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 11, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | May 11, 2016 | |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | May 11, 2016 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | May 11, 2016 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | May 11, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | May 11, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | May 11, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | May 11, 2016 | |
| R-WI | Sean P. Duffy | May 11, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | May 16, 2016 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 16, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | May 16, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | May 16, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | May 19, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | May 19, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | May 26, 2016 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | May 26, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jun 14, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jun 22, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Jul 13, 2016 |
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 May 15, 2015 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Nov 16, 2015 | |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred May 15, 2015 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 15, 2015 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jun 26, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Jun 26, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- May 15, 2015Introduced in House
- May 15, 2015Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and the Judiciary, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2319 | Brendan F. Boyle D-PA | May 12, 2016 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 75, May 15, 2015, page H3252.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1352 | Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act | Identical bill | May 17, 2016 |
Titles 2
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
- Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 15, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
