# 117-hr-6679: Scholarship for Service: The Building Better Americans Act

117-hr-6679, Scholarship for Service: The Building Better Americans Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6679
- Congress: 117
- Title: Scholarship for Service: The Building Better Americans Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-02-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6679 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6679)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6679 (as of 2025-11-18).