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Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-350| Senate 
| Updated: 4/26/2023
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 2023 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 Forces. This expansion of eligibility applies to quarters, semesters, or terms beginning on or after August 1, 2024.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-1096
Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2021
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 26, 2023
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-1096
    Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2021


  • February 9, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 9, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • April 26, 2023
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.

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Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-350| Senate 
| Updated: 4/26/2023
Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2023 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 Forces. This expansion of eligibility applies to quarters, semesters, or terms beginning on or after August 1, 2024.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-1096
Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2021
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 26, 2023
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-1096
    Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2021


  • February 9, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 9, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • April 26, 2023
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.
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