United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1816 (105th)
Family Education Freedom Act of 1997
Introduced
5 June 1997
Last action
16 October 1998 · Introduced
Status
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2219-2220)
Sponsors
Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22], Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Forbes, Michael P. [R-NY-1]
Subjects
Taxation, Education
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Family Education Freedom Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit of up to $3,000 per student per year for the cost of attendance at any educational institution (including any private, parochial, religious, or home school) organized to provide elementary or secondary education (or both).
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Timeline
5 June 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
5 June 1997
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1142-1143)
Source: IntroReferral
5 June 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 June 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 October 1998
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2219-2220)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 June 1997 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 June 1997
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 June 1997
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 June 1997
Sponsors
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Forbes, Michael P. [R-NY-1] · R · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1816
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1816
- us · 105-hr-1816 · source updated 21 August 2025