118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
S. 4721: Gold Star Children Education Act of 2024
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Summary
This bill provides eligibility for enrollment in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) to dependents of certain deceased members of the Armed Forces.
Specifically, the bill provides eligibility to dependents of members of the Armed Forces who died while serving on active duty or active Guard and Reserve duty. Such dependents are eligible to enroll in DODEA schools regardless of (1) whether the dependent was enrolled on the date of the death of the member, or (2) the proximity of the school to the location where the dependent resided on the date of the death.
Enrollment of such dependents must be on a tuition-free and space-available basis.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Kevin Cramer R-NDOriginal
- Mike Rounds R-SDOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Jon Ossoff SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Jon Ossoff.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.