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HR 2624 115th Congress House

Military Child Educational Freedom Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand school choice opportunities for children of active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States.

Introduced: May 24, 2017 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
Taxation Bank accounts, deposits, capitalElementary and secondary educationIncome tax deferralMilitary personnel and dependentsStudent aid and college costs
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 24, 2017
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 Latest action May 24, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Child Educational Freedom Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax-exempt Coverdell education savings accounts, to permit members of the Armed Forces serving on extended active duty to use the accounts for certain education expenses incurred in connection with a home school that provides elementary or secondary education and is treated under state law as a home school or a private school.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2624: Military Child Educational Freedom Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2624/
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"H.R. 2624: Military Child Educational Freedom Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2624/.
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H.R. 2624, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2624/.
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