United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8043 (116th)
Scholarship for Service: The Building Better Americans Act
Introduced
14 August 2020
Last action
14 August 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sponsors
Bill Johnson
Subjects
Defence, Education
Source updated
21 July 2025
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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Timeline
14 August 2020
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
14 August 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 August 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 August 2020 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 August 2020
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 August 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 August 2020
Sponsors
- Bill Johnson · R · Sponsor
- · hsed00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8043
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8043
- us · 116-hr-8043 · source updated 21 July 2025