Scholarship for Service: The Building Better Americans Act
Summary
Scholarship for Service: The Building Better Americans Act This bill establishes a scholarship-for-service program for students who served at least two years in the military, an emergency medical service, or a police force, or as a teacher's assistant or firefighter, and who submit a certification of such service prior to enrolling as an undergraduate in an institution of higher education (IHE). An eligible undergraduate student may receive a grant in the amount equal to the cost of attendance at the IHE in which the student enrolls for two academic years.
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in committee
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Introduction
Feb 2022
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Introduced Feb 9, 2022
Last action Feb 9, 2022
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Feb 9, 2022
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
lower
Feb 9, 2022
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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