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H.R. 2531: Military Spouses Achieving College Education for Survivors Act of 2015

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H.R. 2531: Military Spouses Achieving College Education for Survivors Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-21 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Military Spouses Achieving College Education for Survivors Act of 2015

Plain summary

Military Spouses Achieving College Education for Survivors Act of 2015 or ACES Act of 2015 This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to deem any member of the Armed Forces who died between September 11, 2001, and December 31, 2005, to have died on January 1, 2006, in order to make that member's surviving spouse eligible for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship. (Surviving spouses of service members who die in the line of duty after September 11, 2001, are eligible for such assistance until the earlier of the date they remarry or the date that is 15 years after the military spouse's death.) A surviving spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who died between September 11, 2001, and December 31, 2005, who elected before enactment of this Act to receive educational benefits under the Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance program or the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Frye program may revoke such choice. (Such an election is currently irrevocable.)

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Official text

Military Spouses Achieving College Education for Survivors Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] · 25 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Dina Titus (D-NV), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Jim Costa (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Mike Bost (R-IL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] reported raising $6.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2531 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114