House Bill 4736
115th Congress(2017-2018)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow section 529 education accounts to be used for homeschooling expenses.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 3, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4736
Congress
115
Policy Area
Taxation
Taxation
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of income, excise, property, inheritance, and employment taxes; tax administration and collection. Measures concerning state and local finance may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for certain expenses in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school for purposes of state law).
The expenses include: curriculum and curricular materials, books or other instructional materials, online educational materials, tuition for tutoring or educational classes outside of the home (if the tutor or instructor is not related to the student), dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and educational therapies for students with disabilities.
January 3, 2018
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01/03/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
01/03/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
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Jan 11, 2023 1:39:03 PM