Bill Sponsor
House Bill 2697
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Corporal Ronil Singh and Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 14, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 14, 2019
Latest Action
May 14, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2697
Congress
116
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Corporal Ronil Singh and Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act

This bill eliminates the expected family contribution (EFC) used to determine financial need in the case of a Pell Grant-eligible student whose spouse died as a result of performing military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001, or while in the line of duty as a police officer, firefighter, or other public safety officer. Such a student is eligible to receive an automatic zero EFC and qualifies for the maximum Pell Grant award if the student was younger than 24 years old or enrolled at an institution of higher education at the time of the spouse's death. Currently, the automatic zero EFC provision applies only to a Pell Grant-eligible student whose parent or guardian died in the line of duty.

The bill also modifies the calculation of the increased Pell Grant award for these students.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
05/14/2019
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
05/14/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:16:09 PM