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S. 4284

Referred to Committee

School Choice Now Act

Introduced 7/22/2020•116th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

7/22/2020 • Senate

Summary

School Choice Now Act

This bill allows the Department of Education (ED) to establish an emergency education freedom grant program to assistance families with education expenses and prevent closures of private schools. It also allows tax credits for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations that provide assistance to families for private school tuition and home-schooling expenses.

The Department of the Treasury, in coordination with ED, must establish, host, and maintain a web portal that lists all eligible scholarship-granting programs and provides other specified information.

Introduced in Senate • 7/22/2020

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Taxation
American SamoaCorporate finance and managementEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesGuamIncome tax creditsIndian social and development programsMinority educationNorthern Mariana IslandsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local taxationStudent aid and college costsU.S. territories and protectoratesVirgin Islands

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (9)

Party Breakdown

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Sponsor

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Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]

Republican • SC

Sponsored 7/22/2020

Cosponsors (8)

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Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]

R-TN

Joined 7/22/2020

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Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

R-TX

Joined 7/22/2020

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Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

R-TX

Joined 7/28/2020

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Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA]

R-GA

Joined 8/3/2020

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Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]

R-FL

Joined 8/3/2020

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Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]

R-IN

Joined 8/11/2020

Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

July 22, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committee Review

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Passed Chamber

Other Chamber

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Text Versions (1)

Introduced in Senate7/22/2020

Details

Bill TypeS
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors8