Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act

Bill: 114-s-1352
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2015-05-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Higher education
Law enforcement officers
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: 

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.
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: 
(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.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Referred 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.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Referred 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.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Referred 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.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Referred 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.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2673)
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2673)
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2673)
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2673)
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Introduced in Senate