HR 221
107th Congress
House
Taxation
Business income tax
Charitable contributions
Class size
Commerce
Community and school
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Corporate philanthropy
Cost effectiveness
Dropouts
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Education of disadvantaged children
Educational accountability
Educational statistics
Educational tests
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Educational Empowerment Act
Introduced: January 3, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Jan 3, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 3, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Educational Empowerment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for qualified educational empowerment zone contributions. Allows the designation of up to 30 such zones. Bases designations on the degree of poverty.
Establishes a teacher loan forgiveness program for mathematics and science teachers.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1