Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act
Latest action · May 17, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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 14, 2015
- Passed SenateMay 10, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act
(Sec. 2) 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.
(Sec. 4) It specifies procedures for determining the budgetary effects of this bill for compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2015 to May 9, 2016; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Original | May 14, 2015 |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Original | May 14, 2015 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | May 14, 2015 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | May 9, 2016 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred May 14, 2015Discharged May 10, 2016 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 11, 2016 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred May 11, 2016 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 11, 2016 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred May 17, 2016 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 17, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- May 11, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 11, 2016Received in the House.
- May 11, 2016Referred 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.
- May 10, 2016Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2673)
- May 10, 2016Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2673)
- May 10, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2673)
- May 14, 2015Introduced in Senate
- May 14, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2673Text printed S2673 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | May 10, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2350 | Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act | Identical bill | Nov 16, 2015 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 11, 2016Referred in House
- May 10, 2016Engrossed in Senate
- May 14, 2015Introduced in Senate
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.
