United States · Bill · S
S. 306 (107th)
Coverdell Education Savings Accounts Act of 2001
Introduced
13 February 2001
Last action
13 February 2001 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ], Sen. Hutchinson, Tim [R-AR], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL], Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA], Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN], Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA], Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY], Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH], Sen. Thompson, Fred [R-TN], Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE], Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA], Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ], Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH], Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH], Sen. Cleland, Max [D-GA], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Subjects
Taxation, Education
Source updated
19 August 2025
Summary
Coverdell Education Savings Accounts Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to education individual retirement accounts (IRAs), to: (1) permit distributions for qualified elementary and secondary education expenses; (2) increase annual contribution limits from $500 to $2,000, with annual inflation adjustments as of tax year 2003; (3) waive the beneficiary age limitation (18) for contributions on behalf of special needs beneficiaries; (4) permit corporations to contribute to education IRAs; (5) permit annual contributions to be made until the filing date (not including extensions) for a tax year; (6) extend the time for return of excess contributions; and (7) provide for coordination with Hope and lifetime learning credit and qualified tuition program provisions. Renames such educational IRAs as Coverdell education savings accounts. Excludes from gross income: (1) employer contributions to such accounts on behalf of an employee or employee family member; and (2) account distributions.
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Timeline
13 February 2001
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
13 February 2001
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 13 February 2001 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hutchinson, Tim [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Thompson, Fred [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cleland, Max [D-GA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/306
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/306
- us · 107-s-306 · source updated 19 August 2025