School Choice Now Act

Summary

School Choice Now Act This bill provides for emergency education freedom grants and allows individual and corporate taxpayers a tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations. The bill directs the Department of the Treasury, in coordination with the Department of Education, to establish, host, and maintain a web portal that (1) lists all eligible scholarship-granting organizations; (2) enables contributions to such organizations; (3) provides information about the tax benefits of this bill; and (4) enables a state to submit and update information about its programs and scholarship-granting organizations, including information on student eligibility and allowable educational expenses.

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Timeline

1. 25 August 2020

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

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2. 25 August 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 August 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 25 August 2020 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 August 2020

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 August 2020

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 August 2020

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Sponsors

• Bradley Byrne · R · Sponsor
• Daniel Lipinski · D · Sponsor
• Mark Walker · R · Sponsor
• Virginia Foxx · R · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing
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Related records

• related to → Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act