HR 2221 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Fry Scholarship Improvement Act of 2019

Introduced Apr 10, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL

Latest action · May 1, 2019 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

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.

IntroducedApr 10, 2019
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Fry Scholarship Improvement Act of 2019

This bill expands eligibility for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship, commonly referred to as the Fry Scholarship, which entitles specified dependents of an active-duty servicemember who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001, to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

Specifically, the bill expands eligibility for the Fry Scholarship to the following dependents:

a child or surviving spouse of a servicemember who dies on or after September 11, 2001, serving in a line of duty other than active duty, and
a child or surviving spouse of a Selected Reserve member who dies on or after September 11, 2001, from a service-connected disability within four years after the date of the last discharge from active duty.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2019 to Nov 26, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Mike Levin	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-CO	Joe Neguse		Nov 26, 2019

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Referred Apr 10, 2019
	Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee	Referred Apr 29, 2019
	Economic Opportunity Subcommittee	Referred Apr 29, 2019Markup May 1, 2019Reported May 1, 2019

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 1, 2019Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 1, 2019Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Apr 29, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 29, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Apr 10, 2019Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States and Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the Constitution of the United States. Article I, section 8 of the United State Constitution, which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; and provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 62, April 10, 2019, page H3257.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
S. Hrg. 116-469	NOMINATIONS OF KIPP KRANBUHL, TO BE. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY; SARAH C. ARBES, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; AND JASON J. FICHTNER, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION113 pages	Finance Committee	Feb 5, 2020

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1283	Fry Scholarship Improvement Act of 2019	Related bill	May 2, 2019
HR 7952	Veteran Benefits Enhancement and Expansion Act of 2020	Related bill	Oct 6, 2020

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to children and spouses of certain deceased members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Fry Scholarship Improvement Act of 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Apr 10, 2019Introduced in House

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