US Congress Senate Bill 1283 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 2 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Fry Scholarship Improvement Act of 2019

Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]

Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-02	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB2221 (Related) 2019-05-01 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
HB3504 (Related) 2020-08-08 - Became Public Law No: 116-154. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1283/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1283/BILLS-116s1283is.pdf