US SB2517 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 7 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Military Education Savings Account Act of 2018 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education to establish a program to provide children with parents on active duty in the uniformed services with funds for specified educational purposes. Children of active duty service members who reside in a local education agency that receives payments under the Impact Aid Program are eligible to receive funds.
Title
Military Education Savings Account Act of 2018
Sponsors
| Sen. Ben Sasse [R-NE] | Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC] | Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-07 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5199 (Related) 2018-03-07 - Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Education
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Military personnel and dependents
Right of privacy
Student aid and college costs
Education
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Military personnel and dependents
Right of privacy
Student aid and college costs
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2517/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2517/BILLS-115s2517is.pdf |
