S-634 : Still Just a Bill

Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act

This bill allows individual and corporate taxpayers a tax credit for cash contributions to certain scholarship-granting and workforce training organizations. It imposes a cap of $10 billion on the sum of contributions that qualify for a tax credit under this bill.

The bill requires the Department of Education, in coordination with the Departments of the Treasury and Labor, to establish, host, and maintain a web portal that (1) lists all eligible scholarship-granting and workforce training organizations; (2) enables contributions to such organizations; (3) provides information about the benefits of this bill; and (4) enables a state to submit and update information about its programs and educational organizations, including information on student eligibility and allowable educational expenses.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2019-02-28IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Senate
2019-02-28IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Taxation
See Subjects
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Employment and training programs
  • Government information and archives
  • Higher education
  • Income tax credits
  • Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
  • Student aid and college costs
  • Vocational and technical education
  • Charitable contributions

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