HR 5738
115th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Food assistance and relief
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Poverty and welfare assistance
Student aid and college costs
CSA OPPORTUNITY Act
Introduced: May 9, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
May 25, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
May 9, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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 9, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Children's Savings Accounts Offer Parents Plenty of Reasons to Understand and Invest in Tuition Yearly Act or the CSA OPPORTUNITY Act
This bill requires that (1) the value of a qualified tuition program be excluded for purposes of a means test under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program or the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits program; and (2) the value of a child's savings account be excluded for purposes of a means test under the TANF program, the SSI benefits program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or the low-income home-energy-assistance program.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.