US S4284

Bill

School Choice Now Act

Introduced
07/22/2020

In Committee
07/22/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

Allows the Department of Education (ED) to establish an emergency education freedom grant program to assistance families with education expenses and prevent closures of private schools. It also allows tax credits for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations that provide assistance to families for private school tuition and home-schooling expenses. The Department of the Treasury, in coordination with ED, must establish, host, and maintain a web portal that lists all eligible scholarship-granting programs and provides other specified information.

AI Summary

This bill allows the Department of Education to establish an emergency education freedom grant program to provide assistance to families with education expenses and prevent private school closures. It also creates tax credits for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations that provide assistance for private school tuition and home-schooling expenses. The Department of the Treasury, in coordination with the Department of Education, must establish a web portal that lists all eligible scholarship-granting programs and provides other information. The bill also sets national limitations on the total amount of tax credits that can be claimed for these contributions.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (9)

Tim Scott (R)*, Lamar Alexander (R), John Cornyn (R), Kevin Cramer (R), Ted Cruz (R), James Lankford (R), Kelly Loeffler (R), Marco Rubio (R), Todd Young (R),

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 07/22/2020)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4284/all-info

(4 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4284/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4284/BILLS-116s4284is.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4284/BILLS-116s4284is.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1434	Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act	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.	Related
S4505	Coronavirus Emergency Education Grants Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Related
S4537	RECOVERY Act Reinvigorating the Economy, Creating Opportunity for every Vocation, Employer, Retiree & Youth Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Related
S4775	Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 564.	Related

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