Children Have Opportunities in Classrooms Everywhere Act
Latest action · Jun 4, 2021 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.
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.
- IntroducedJun 4, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Children Have Opportunities in Classrooms Everywhere Act
This bill allows tax-exempt distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for additional educational expenses in connection with elementary or secondary school. The bill also allows certain federal funds for elementary and secondary education to follow a student from a low-income household to the public school that the student attends or for tax-exempt educational expenses.
Under current law, tax-exempt distributions in connection with elementary or secondary school are limited to tuition for a public, private, or religious school. The bill allows these distributions to be used additionally for
- curriculum and curricular materials,
- books or other instructional materials,
- online educational materials,
- tutoring or educational classes outside the home,
- testing fees,
- fees for dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and
- educational therapies for students with disabilities.
Distributions may also be used for tuition and the purposes above in connection with a home school (whether treated as a home school or a private school under state law).
In addition, the bill directs state educational agencies to allocate grant funds to ensure the funding follows students to their public school or for other tax-exempt educational expenses outlined by the bill. Each state that carries out these allocations must establish a plan that allows the parent or guardian of an eligible child to apply for grant funds.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2021 to Feb 18, 2022; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Original | Jun 4, 2021 |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Original | Jun 4, 2021 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Jun 4, 2021 |
| R-NC | Madison Cawthorn | Original | Jun 4, 2021 |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Original | Jun 4, 2021 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Jun 4, 2021 |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Original | Jun 4, 2021 |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Original | Jun 4, 2021 |
| R-NM | Yvette Herrell | Original | Jun 4, 2021 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Jun 16, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Jan 28, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Feb 2, 2022 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Feb 18, 2022 |
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 Jun 4, 2021 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jun 4, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 4, 2021Referred 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.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 97, June 4, 2021, page H2693.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-47 | EXAMINING THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION211 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | May 26, 2022 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 44 | Student Empowerment Act | Related bill | Jan 26, 2021 |
| HR 463 | Children Have Opportunities in Classrooms Everywhere Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 24, 2023 |
| HR 605 | Student Empowerment Act | Related bill | Jan 28, 2021 |
| S 1757 | Children Have Opportunities in Classrooms Everywhere Act | Identical bill | May 20, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To have education funds follow the student.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Children Have Opportunities in Classrooms Everywhere Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
