S 4639
116th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Tax treatment of families
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Helping Parents During COVID Act of 2020
Introduced: September 22, 2020
Introduced by:
Hawley, Josh
Republican
· Missouri
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 22, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Helping Parents During COVID Act of 2020
This bill allows a tax credit through 2021 for the education costs of a dependent child who is an elementary or secondary student (including kindergarten), if the school district in which the child resides was closed during any part of the taxable year due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
The bill also allows a $1,200 refundable tax credit for family education assistance.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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