HR 701 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Helping Families Save for Education Act

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 4, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 4, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Helping Families Save for Education Act

Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to Coverdell education savings accounts, to: (1) increase the age limit for beneficiaries of such accounts after which contributions may not be made from age 18 to age 22, and (2) increase the maximum contribution limit in any taxable year from $2,000 to $10,000.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 4, 2015.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalFeb 4, 2015

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 4, 2015Introduced in House
  2. Feb 4, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 4, 2015Introduced in House

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