Bill > HR621

Introduced Session

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit kindergarten through grade 12 educational expenses to be paid from a 529 account. 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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Jason Smith (R)*,  Tim Burchett (R),  Steve Chabot (R),  Ron Estes (R),  Drew Ferguson (R),  Matt Gaetz (R),  Louie Gohmert (R),  Paul Gosar (R),  Mark Green (R),  James Hagedorn (R),  George Holding (R),  Dusty Johnson (R),  John Joyce (R),  Mike Kelly (R),  Steve King (R),  David Kustoff (R),  Doug Lamborn (R),  Billy Long (R),  Blaine Luetkemeyer (R),  Brian Mast (R),  Tom McClintock (R),  Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R),  Mark Meadows (R),  Paul Mitchell (I),  Ralph Norman (R),  Guy Reschenthaler (R),  Adrian Smith (R),  Ann Wagner (R),  Steve Watkins (R),  Randy Weber (R),  Daniel Webster (R),  Ted Yoho (R), 

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (on 01/16/2019)

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