Educational Choice for Children Act
Latest action · Jun 16, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 16, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Educational Choice for Children Act
This bill allows individuals and corporations a new tax credit after 2022 for charitable contributions to tax-exempt organizations that provide scholarships to elementary and secondary school students. Such students must be members of a household with incomes not greater 300% of the area median gross income and be eligible to enroll in a public elementary or secondary school.
The bill excludes from the gross income of taxpayer dependents any scholarship amount for the elementary or secondary education expenses of eligible students. It also prohibits governmental control over scholarship granting organizations.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 16, 2022 to Dec 8, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Jun 16, 2022 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Jun 16, 2022 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Jun 16, 2022 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Jul 20, 2022 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Jul 25, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Jul 28, 2022 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Aug 1, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Sep 21, 2022 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Sep 22, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Sep 22, 2022 | |
| R-AL | Tommy Tuberville | Sep 22, 2022 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Sep 27, 2022 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Sep 27, 2022 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Nov 15, 2022 | |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Nov 29, 2022 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Dec 6, 2022 | |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Dec 8, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jun 16, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Jun 16, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8137 | Educational Choice for Children Act | Identical bill | Sep 28, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Educational Choice for Children Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2022Introduced in Senate
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