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H.R. 8100 116th Congress House

School Choice Now Act

Official title: To provide for emergency education freedom grants, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax credits to encourage individual and corporate ta… Show full official titleShow less

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

Introduced: September 8, 2020 See on congress.gov
Taxation Charitable contributionsGovernment information and archivesIncome tax creditsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
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State and local financeStudent aid and college costsTax-exempt organizations
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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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.
Aug 25, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 25, 2020

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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Choice Now Act

This bill provides for emergency education freedom grants and allows individual and corporate taxpayers a tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations.

The bill directs the Department of the Treasury, in coordination with the Department of Education, 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 tax 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1434 Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Sep 8, 2020
Lipinski, Daniel
· Aug 25, 2020
Walker, Mark
· Aug 25, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8100: School Choice Now Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8100/
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"H.R. 8100: School Choice Now Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8100/.
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H.R. 8100, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8100/.
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