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H.R. 4794 115th Congress House

Investing for Tomorrow Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit unborn children to be account beneficiaries of section 529 education savings accounts.

Introduced: January 18, 2018 See on congress.gov
Taxation Bank accounts, deposits, capitalHigher educationIncome tax exclusionStudent aid and college costsTax treatment of families
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Jan 16, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 16, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 16, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Investing for Tomorrow Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an unborn child to be treated as a designated beneficiary or an individual for the purposes of qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans). The bill defines an "unborn child" as a member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 5
Barletta, Lou
· Jan 18, 2018
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jan 18, 2018
Ferguson, A.
· Jan 18, 2018
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jan 18, 2018
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Jan 18, 2018
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jan 18, 2018
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jan 18, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4794: Investing for Tomorrow Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4794/
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