H.R. 1400: To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that children of certain veterans are eligible for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship.

Introduced:
Mar 21, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. W. Bill Young [R-FL13]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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Introduced Mar 21, 2013
Referred to Committee Mar 21, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

6% chance of getting past committee.
1% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [ methodology]

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House Veterans' Affairs

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Last updated Mar 21, 2013.
2 pages

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3/21/2013--Introduced.
Entitles to post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance the child of of a person who, on or after September 11, 2001, dies as the result of a service-connected disability. (Under current law, such assistance is available only to the child of a person who, on or after such date, dies in the line of duty while serving on active duty.)

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  • 123 Stat. 1889