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H.R. 4736

Referred to Committee

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow section 529 education accounts to be used for homeschooling expenses.

Introduced 1/3/2018•115th Congress•House

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

1/3/2018 • House

Summary

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for certain expenses in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school for purposes of state law).

The expenses include: curriculum and curricular materials, books or other instructional materials, online educational materials, tuition for tutoring or educational classes outside of the home (if the tutor or instructor is not related to the student), dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and educational therapies for students with disabilities.

Introduced in House • 1/3/2018

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Taxation
Elementary and secondary educationHigher educationStudent aid and college costs

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (17)

Party Breakdown

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Sponsor

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Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]

Republican • MO-8

Sponsored 1/3/2018

Cosponsors (16)

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Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]

R-IA-4

Joined 1/3/2018

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Rep. Handel, Karen C. [R-GA-6]

R-GA-6

Joined 1/3/2018

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Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]

R-NC-11

Joined 1/8/2018

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Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]

R-NE-3

Joined 1/8/2018

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

January 3, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Introduced in House1/3/2018

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors16