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HR 4736 115th Congress House Taxation Elementary and secondary education Higher education Student aid and college costs

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow section 529 education accounts to be used for homeschooling expenses.

Introduced: January 8, 2018 Introduced by: Smith, Jason Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Jan 3, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for certain expenses in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school for purposes of state law).

The expenses include: curriculum and curricular materials, books or other instructional materials, online educational materials, tuition for tutoring or educational classes outside of the home (if the tutor or instructor is not related to the student), dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and educational therapies for students with disabilities.

What's happening now January 3, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4862 Related bill Enhancing Educational Opportunities for Home School Students Act
  • HR 6757 Related bill Family Savings Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Republican 5
CHABOT, STEVE
· Apr 9, 2018
Olson, Pete
· Feb 14, 2018
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Feb 5, 2018
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Jan 19, 2018
Ferguson, A.
· Jan 18, 2018
Rokita, Todd
· Jan 18, 2018
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jan 17, 2018
Gohmert, Louie
· Jan 12, 2018
Hultgren, Randy
· Jan 10, 2018
Long, Billy
· Jan 10, 2018
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jan 8, 2018
Meadows, Mark
· Jan 8, 2018
Noem, Kristi
· Jan 8, 2018
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jan 8, 2018
Handel, Karen
· Jan 3, 2018
King, Steve
· Jan 3, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4736: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow section 529 education accounts to be used for homeschooling expenses.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4736/
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"H.R. 4736: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow section 529 education accounts to be used for homeschooling expenses.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4736/.
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H.R. 4736, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4736/.
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