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Student Empowerment Act

USA118th CongressS-57| Senate 
| Updated: 1/24/2023
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (7)
Rick Scott (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Eric Schmitt (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Student Empowerment Act This bill allows 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 tuition and the purposes above in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school under state law).
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-157
Student Empowerment Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-44
Student Empowerment Act
Jan 24, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jan 24, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 25, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-6050
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-157
    Student Empowerment Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-44
    Student Empowerment Act


  • January 24, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 24, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • October 25, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-6050
    Introduced in House

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 118-8915: Education and Workforce Freedom Act
  • HR 118-5303: NOT in Our Schools Act of 2023
  • S 118-3520: ACE Act
  • HR 118-6050: Student Empowerment Act
  • HR 118-6795: ACE Act
  • HR 118-976: TCJA Permanency Act
Academic performance and assessmentsBank accounts, deposits, capitalElementary and secondary educationHigher educationIncome tax exclusionSpecial educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula

Student Empowerment Act

USA118th CongressS-57| Senate 
| Updated: 1/24/2023
Student Empowerment Act This bill allows 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 tuition and 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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-157
Student Empowerment Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-44
Student Empowerment Act
Jan 24, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jan 24, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 25, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-6050
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-157
    Student Empowerment Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-44
    Student Empowerment Act


  • January 24, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 24, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • October 25, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-6050
    Introduced in House
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (7)
Rick Scott (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Eric Schmitt (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 118-8915: Education and Workforce Freedom Act
  • HR 118-5303: NOT in Our Schools Act of 2023
  • S 118-3520: ACE Act
  • HR 118-6050: Student Empowerment Act
  • HR 118-6795: ACE Act
  • HR 118-976: TCJA Permanency Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Academic performance and assessmentsBank accounts, deposits, capitalElementary and secondary educationHigher educationIncome tax exclusionSpecial educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula