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Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1096| Senate 
| Updated: 4/28/2021
James Lankford

James Lankford

Republican Senator

Oklahoma

Cosponsors (1)
Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2021 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 service members 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 include a child or spouse of a person who dies 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 Forces. This expansion of eligibility applies to quarters, semesters, or terms beginning on or after August 1, 2023.
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Timeline
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 28, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
  • April 13, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 13, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • April 28, 2021
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Armed Forces and National Security

Disability and paralysisHigher educationMilitary personnel and dependentsStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1096| Senate 
| Updated: 4/28/2021
Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2021 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 service members 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 include a child or spouse of a person who dies 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 Forces. This expansion of eligibility applies to quarters, semesters, or terms beginning on or after August 1, 2023.
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Timeline
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 28, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
  • April 13, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 13, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • April 28, 2021
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
James Lankford

James Lankford

Republican Senator

Oklahoma

Cosponsors (1)
Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Disability and paralysisHigher educationMilitary personnel and dependentsStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation