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HR 935 106th Congress House

Family Education Freedom Act of 1999

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for tuition and related expenses for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education.

Introduced: March 2, 1999 See on congress.gov
Taxation Church schoolsCost of living adjustmentsCostsEconomics and Public Finance
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EducationEducational financeElementary and secondary educationHome schoolingIncome taxIndexing (Economic policy)Personal income taxPrivate schoolsPublic schoolsReligionTuition tax credits
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 4, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E636, E636)
May 4, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E634)
Mar 9, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H892, E271)
Mar 2, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E304-305)
Mar 2, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 2, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 4, 2000

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E636, E636)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Education Freedom Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit of up to $3,000 per student per year for the cost of attendance at any educational institution (including any private, parochial, religious, or home school) organized to provide elementary or secondary education (or both).

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 12, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 935: Family Education Freedom Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-935/
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"H.R. 935: Family Education Freedom Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-935/.
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H.R. 935, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-935/.
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