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HR 257 107th Congress House

Education Empowerment Tax Credit Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against the income tax for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private (including… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against the income tax for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private (including religious) elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling.

Introduced: March 14, 2002 See on congress.gov
Taxation Computer-assisted instructionComputers in educationEducationEducational finance
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Elementary and secondary educationElementary educationFamiliesHome schoolingIncome taxPersonal income taxPrivate schoolsScience, Technology, CommunicationsSecondary educationTax creditsTax refundsTeaching materialsTextbooks
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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.
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Jan 30, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 30, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 30, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Education Empowerment Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable annual credit of up to $1,000 per qualifying child for specified public or private (including homeschooling) elementary and secondary school expenses.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 1 Republican 6
R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 18, 2002
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 19, 2002
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 14, 2002
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 14, 2002
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Feb 13, 2002
SMITH, NICK
· Oct 16, 2001
MCINNIS, SCOTT
· Jul 26, 2001
Vitter, David
· Jul 26, 2001
Toomey, Patrick
· Mar 27, 2001
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Mar 20, 2001
SCHROCK, EDWARD
· Mar 20, 2001
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 20, 2001
DeMint, James
· Mar 13, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 257: Education Empowerment Tax Credit Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-257/
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"H.R. 257: Education Empowerment Tax Credit Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-257/.
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H.R. 257, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-257/.
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