Enhancing Educational Opportunities for all Students Act
Latest action · Nov 17, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 16, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Enhancing Educational Opportunities for all Students Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow a state educational agency to allocate grant funds among local educational agencies based on the number of eligible children (children age 5 to 17 from a family with an income below the poverty level) enrolled in the public schools and the state-accredited private schools within each local agency's geographic jurisdiction.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow payment of home school expenses from Coverdell education savings accounts; (2) remove the dollar limitation on contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts and require such accounts to provide adequate safeguards to prevent contributions from exceeding the amount necessary to provide for the qualified education expenses of the account beneficiary; and (3) allow tax-exempt qualified tuition programs (529 tuition programs) to pay qualified pre-kindergarten, elementary, and secondary education expenses.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 18, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Sep 18, 2014 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 16, 2014 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Sep 16, 2014 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Nov 17, 2014 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Sep 16, 2014Introduced in House
- Sep 16, 2014Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7540)
- Sep 16, 2014Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7540 | Luke Messer R-IN | Sep 16, 2014 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7618.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2998 | Expanding School Choice Act | Related bill | Dec 11, 2014 |
| HR 3977 | School Choice Education Savings Account Act of 2014 | Related bill | Jan 29, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the use of 529 plans and Coverdell education savings accounts, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Enhancing Educational Opportunities for all Students Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2014Introduced in House
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