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HR 612 108th Congress House

Family Education Freedom Act of 2003

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 20, 2003 See on congress.gov
Taxation Cost of living adjustmentsEconomics and Public FinanceEducationElementary and secondary education
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Elementary educationHome schoolingIncome taxIndexing (Economic policy)Private schoolsPublic schoolsSecondary educationTax returnsTuition tax credits
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1927-1928)
Feb 6, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E155)
Feb 5, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 5, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 30, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1927-1928)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Family Education Freedom Act of 2003 - 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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Mar 20, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 612: Family Education Freedom Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-612/
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"H.R. 612: Family Education Freedom Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-612/.
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H.R. 612, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-612/.
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