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HR 5340 111th Congress House

Local Education Authority Returns Now Act

Official title: To allow a State to opt out of K-12 education grant programs and the requirements of those programs, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a cr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To allow a State to opt out of K-12 education grant programs and the requirements of those programs, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to taxpayers in such a State, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 9, 2010 See on congress.gov
Taxation Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationIncome tax credits
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) 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 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 29, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
May 19, 2010
Referred to House Education and Labor
May 19, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
May 19, 2010
Referred to House Ways and Means
May 19, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 29, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Local Education Authority Returns Now Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make an annual determination of states that have chosen to opt-out of K-12 education grant programs.

Requires the Secretary of Education to determine credits due to states as opt-out state education amounts.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers in states that opt-out a refundable tax credit for a share of the opt-out amount creditable to such states.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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McClintock, Tom
California · Jun 14, 2010
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 9, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5340: Local Education Authority Returns Now Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5340/
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"H.R. 5340: Local Education Authority Returns Now Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5340/.
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H.R. 5340, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5340/.
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