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HR 406 109th Congress House

Family Education Freedom Act of 2005

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: January 26, 2005 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 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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 26, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 26, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E82)
Jan 26, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 26, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Family Education Freedom Act of 2005 - 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 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 26, 2006
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jan 26, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 406: Family Education Freedom Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-406/
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"H.R. 406: Family Education Freedom Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-406/.
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H.R. 406, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-406/.
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