Senate Bill 1283
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Fry Scholarship Improvement Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 2, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1283
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
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.
May 2, 2019
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05/02/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
05/02/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 2:55:51 AM