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Coronavirus Emergency Education Grants Act

Introduced: August 6, 2020 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 6, 2020
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Coronavirus Emergency Education Grants Act

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish a program to make one-time direct payments to parents or guardians to offset the educational expenses of their children during the period of March 2020 to June 2021. It also directs Treasury to award emergency education freedom grants to states.

The bill establishes a new tax credit for contributions to an eligible scholarship-granting organization. An eligible scholarship-granting organization is an tax-exempt organization that provides scholarships to individual elementary and secondary school students who reside in the state in which the organization is recognized or are members of a federally recognized Indian tribe. The organization must allocate at least 90% of contributions to qualifying scholarships on an annual basis and provide such scholarships to eligible students and families.

What's happening now August 6, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 4284 Related bill School Choice Now Act
  • S 4537 Related bill RECOVERY Act
  • HR 1434 Related bill Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4505: Coronavirus Emergency Education Grants Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4505/
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