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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit kindergarten through grade 12 educational expenses to be paid from a 529 account.

USA115th CongressS-3102| Senate 
| Updated: 6/21/2018
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (8)
Mike Lee (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Patrick Toomey (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Student Empowerment Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-exempt distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for additional educational expenses in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or secondary school. (Under current law, distributions in connection with an elementary or secondary school are limited to tuition for a public, private, or religious school.) The bill allows the distributions to be used for additional educational expenses, including: curriculum and curricular materials, books or other instructional materials, online educational materials, tutoring or educational classes outside the home, testing fees, fees for dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and educational therapies for students with disabilities. Distributions may also be used for the purposes above in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school under state law).
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Timeline
Jun 21, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jun 21, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 17, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-6674
Introduced in House
  • June 21, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 21, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • August 17, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-6674
    Introduced in House

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-6674: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit kindergarten through grade 12 educational expenses to be paid from a 529 account.
Academic performance and assessmentsElementary and secondary educationHigher educationIncome tax exclusionSpecial educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit kindergarten through grade 12 educational expenses to be paid from a 529 account.

USA115th CongressS-3102| Senate 
| Updated: 6/21/2018
Student Empowerment Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-exempt distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for additional educational expenses in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or secondary school. (Under current law, distributions in connection with an elementary or secondary school are limited to tuition for a public, private, or religious school.) The bill allows the distributions to be used for additional educational expenses, including: curriculum and curricular materials, books or other instructional materials, online educational materials, tutoring or educational classes outside the home, testing fees, fees for dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and educational therapies for students with disabilities. Distributions may also be used for the purposes above in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school under state law).
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Timeline
Jun 21, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jun 21, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 17, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-6674
Introduced in House
  • June 21, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 21, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • August 17, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-6674
    Introduced in House
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (8)
Mike Lee (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Patrick Toomey (Republican)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-6674: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit kindergarten through grade 12 educational expenses to be paid from a 529 account.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Academic performance and assessmentsElementary and secondary educationHigher educationIncome tax exclusionSpecial educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula