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H.R.895: Educational Opportunities Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 6, 2017
- Latest Major Action Feb. 6, 2017
- See the four similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
5 (All Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Feb. 6, 2017
Bill Summary
Educational Opportunities Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a tax credit for charitable contributions to a scholarship granting organization. The bill allows a maximum credit amount of $4,500 ($2,250 for a married individual filing a separate return). A "scholarship granting organization" is a tax-exempt entity whose exclusive purpose is to provide scholarships for the tuition and other education...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Feb. 6, 2017 |
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
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Feb. 6, 2017 |
Referred to House Ways and Means
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Feb. 6, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
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Feb. 6, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Todd Rokita (R-Ind.) |