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

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.

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Timeline

1. 3 January 2018

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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2. 3 January 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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3. 3 January 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 3 January 2018 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2018

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 January 2018

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Sponsors

• Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] · R · Sponsor
• Steve King · R · Sponsor
• Karen Handel · R · Sponsor
• Mark Meadows · R · Cosponsor
• Adrian Smith · R · Cosponsor
• Kevin Cramer · R · Cosponsor
• Kristi Noem · R · Cosponsor
• Billy Long · R · Cosponsor
• Randy Hultgren · R · Cosponsor
• Louie Gohmert · R · Cosponsor
• Ann Wagner · R · Cosponsor
• A. Ferguson · R · Cosponsor
• Todd Rokita · R · Cosponsor
• Brian Mast · R · Cosponsor
• Bill Huizenga · R · Cosponsor
• Pete Olson · R · Cosponsor
• STEVE CHABOT · R · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Enhancing Educational Opportunities for Home School Students Act
• related to ← Family Savings Act of 2018