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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit amounts paid for programs to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses…

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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit amounts paid for programs to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of a 529 account.

Introduced: September 14, 2017 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 14, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans), to allow distributions from the plans to be used for expenses required for programs to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or occupational license.

A "recognized postsecondary credential" is a credential consisting of an industry-recognized certificate or certification, a certificate of completion of an apprenticeship, a license recognized by the state involved or federal government, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.

What's happening now September 14, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 14, 2017
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 14, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1822: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit amounts paid for programs to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of a 529 account.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1822/
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"S. 1822: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit amounts paid for programs to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of a 529 account.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1822/.
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S. 1822, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1822/.
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