118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 350Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2023

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to include spouses and children of individuals who die from a service-connected disability within 120 days of serving in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Armed forces and national security
Introduced Feb 9, 2023
Last action Apr 26, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Feb 9, 2023
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Referred
Feb 9, 2023
Veterans' Affairs
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Committee
Apr 26, 2023
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill expands eligibility for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship, commonly referred to as the Fry Scholarship. The scholarship provides educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill to specified dependents of service members who, on or after September 11, 2001, died in the line of duty as a member of the Armed Forces or from a service-connected disability while a member of the Selected Reserve. Specifically, the bill expands eligibility for the Fry Scholarship to include a child or spouse of a person who died on or after September 11, 2001, from a service-connected disability within 120 days of being honorably discharged or released from service in the Armed For...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 3 actions
Apr 26, 2023
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.