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S. 157 (116th)

Student Empowerment Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

16 January 2019

Last action

16 January 2019 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI], Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE], Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL], Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC], Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA]

Subjects

Taxation, Education

Source updated

5 December 2025

Taxation · Education

Summary

Student Empowerment Act This bill allows tax-exempt distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for additional educational expenses in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or secondary school. (Under current law, distributions in connection with an elementary or secondary school are limited to tuition for a public, private, or religious school.) The bill allows the distributions to be used for additional educational expenses, including curriculum and curricular materials, books or other instructional materials, online educational materials, tutoring or educational classes outside the home, testing fees, fees for dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and educational therapies for students with disabilities. Distributions may also be used for tuition and the purposes above in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school under state law).

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Timeline

  1. 16 January 2019

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

Documents

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Introduced in Senate (text)

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