Military Child Educational Freedom Act
Latest action · Jan 28, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
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.
- IntroducedJan 28, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Military Child Educational Freedom Act
This bill modifies the requirements for tax-exempt Coverdell education savings accounts to permit members of the Armed Forces serving on extended active duty or their spouses to use the accounts for certain education expenses incurred in connection with a home school that provides elementary or secondary education. The home school must be treated under state law as a home school or a private school.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2021 to Feb 24, 2021; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| R-AL | Jerry L. Carl | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| R-MN | Jim Hagedorn | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Feb 1, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Feb 1, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Feb 1, 2021 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Feb 24, 2021 |
Committees 1
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 Jan 28, 2021 |
| Work and Welfare Subcommittee | Referred Jan 28, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 28, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Jan 28, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
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. 17, January 28, 2021, page H253.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47492 | Tax-Advantaged Savings Accounts: Overview and Policy Considerations | Report | Mar 31, 2023 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 539 | Military Child Educational Freedom Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 26, 2023 |
| HR 740 | Military Child Educational Freedom Act | Reintroduction of | Jan 24, 2019 |
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 expand school choice opportunities for children of active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Military Child Educational Freedom Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 28, 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.
