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H.R. 1434 116th Congress House

Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax credits to encourage individual and corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for elementar… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax credits to encourage individual and corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for elementary and secondary students through eligible scholarship-granting organizations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
Taxation Charitable contributionsElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesIncome tax credits
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 28, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

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Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act

This bill allows individual and corporate taxpayers a tax credit for cash contributions to tax-exempt scholarship-granting organizations for elementary and secondary education expenses. It imposes a cap of $5 billion on the amount of contributions that qualify for a tax credit.

The bill directs the Department of Education, in coordination with the Department of the Treasury, to establish, host, and maintain a web portal that (1) lists all eligible scholarship-granting organizations; (2) enables contributions to such organizations; (3) provides information about the benefits of this bill; and (4) enables a state to submit and update information about its programs and scholarship-granting organizations, including information on student eligibility and allowable educational expenses.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 110
All 110 Republican 63
Bishop, Dan
· Jul 22, 2020
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Feb 21, 2020
Pence, Greg
· Feb 10, 2020
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Feb 10, 2020
Gallagher, Mike
· Jan 29, 2020
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jan 29, 2020
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Jan 29, 2020
 R
Cloud, Michael
Texas · Jan 28, 2020
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Jan 28, 2020
 R
Steil, Bryan
Wisconsin · Jan 28, 2020
Burgess, Michael
· Jan 27, 2020
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jan 27, 2020
Graves, Garret
· Jan 17, 2020
 R
Waltz, Michael
Florida · Jan 17, 2020
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Jan 8, 2020
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jan 8, 2020
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Dec 23, 2019
Buck, Ken
· Dec 23, 2019
 R
Green, Mark E.
Texas · Dec 23, 2019
Palazzo, Steven
· Dec 23, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Dec 23, 2019
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Dec 18, 2019
 R
Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Dec 18, 2019
Long, Billy
· Dec 18, 2019
 R
Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Dec 18, 2019
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Dec 11, 2019
 R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Dec 11, 2019
Keller, Fred
· Dec 4, 2019
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Nov 20, 2019
Gibbs, Bob
· Nov 13, 2019
Olson, Pete
· Nov 13, 2019
Abraham, Ralph
· Oct 29, 2019
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Oct 22, 2019
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Oct 22, 2019
 R
Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Oct 22, 2019
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Oct 22, 2019
Watkins, Steve
· Oct 18, 2019
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Oct 16, 2019
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Sep 25, 2019
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Sep 25, 2019
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Sep 20, 2019
Marchant, Kenny
· Aug 13, 2019
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Jul 25, 2019
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Jul 25, 2019
Riggleman, Denver
· Jul 25, 2019
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jul 18, 2019
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jul 10, 2019
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jun 19, 2019
Collins, Doug
· Jun 13, 2019
 R
Estes, Ron
Kansas · Jun 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1434: Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1434/
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