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Educational Opportunities Act

USA116th CongressS-5| Senate 
| Updated: 1/3/2019
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Educational Opportunities Act This bill allows individual taxpayers a tax credit for charitable contributions to a scholarship granting organization. The bill allows a maximum credit amount of $4,500 ($2,250 for a married individual filing a separate return). A "scholarship granting organization" is a tax-exempt entity whose exclusive purpose is to provide scholarships for the tuition and other education expenses of elementary and secondary school students from low-income households (i.e., household income not exceeding 250% of federal poverty guidelines). The bill allows corporate taxpayers a tax credit, up to $100,000, for contributions to a scholarship granting organization. It also imposes a penalty on scholarship granting organizations that fail to distribute at least 90% of their total receipts for elementary and secondary school expenses in a taxable year.
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Timeline
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 3, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • January 3, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 3, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

Charitable contributionsElementary and secondary educationIncome tax creditsSales and excise taxesSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsStudent aid and college costs

Educational Opportunities Act

USA116th CongressS-5| Senate 
| Updated: 1/3/2019
Educational Opportunities Act This bill allows individual taxpayers a tax credit for charitable contributions to a scholarship granting organization. The bill allows a maximum credit amount of $4,500 ($2,250 for a married individual filing a separate return). A "scholarship granting organization" is a tax-exempt entity whose exclusive purpose is to provide scholarships for the tuition and other education expenses of elementary and secondary school students from low-income households (i.e., household income not exceeding 250% of federal poverty guidelines). The bill allows corporate taxpayers a tax credit, up to $100,000, for contributions to a scholarship granting organization. It also imposes a penalty on scholarship granting organizations that fail to distribute at least 90% of their total receipts for elementary and secondary school expenses in a taxable year.
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Timeline
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 3, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • January 3, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 3, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Finance Committee

Taxation

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Charitable contributionsElementary and secondary educationIncome tax creditsSales and excise taxesSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsStudent aid and college costs