Protect Our Gold Star Families' Education Act of 2017
Latest action · May 15, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2934)
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, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect Our Gold Star Families' Education Act of 2017
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education (ED) to move the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants under the Pell Grant program. ED must award the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants to each eligible veteran's dependent for assisting with the costs of attending colleges and universities. Students are eligible for an award if: (1) their parent or guardian died as a result of military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001, and (2) they are less than 24 years of age and enrolled at an institution at the time of the parent or guardian's death.
Pell Grant rules pertaining to the determination of financial need do not apply to the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 15, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | May 15, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
- May 15, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2934)
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1136 | Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act | Related bill | May 16, 2017 |
| HR 2451 | Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act | Related bill | May 16, 2017 |
| HR 4074 | Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 | Related bill | Oct 26, 2017 |
| HR 6543 | Aim Higher Act | Related bill | Jul 26, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
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