US Congress Senate Bill 597 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Engrossed on September 7 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-09-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of 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.

Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]	Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-09-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-09-07	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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.
2017-09-07	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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.
2017-09-07	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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.
2017-09-07	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2017-09-07	House	Received in the House.
2017-09-07	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S5077-5078)
2017-09-07	Senate	Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5077-5078)
2017-03-09	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB949 (Related) 2017-03-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/597/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s597/BILLS-115s597is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s597/BILLS-115s597es.pdf