US HB4736 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-03 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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

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Title

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

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History

DateChamberAction
2018-01-03HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2018-01-03HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB4862 (Related) 2018-01-19 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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