Senate Bill 4284
116th Congress(2019-2020)
School Choice Now Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 22, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4284
Congress
116
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 Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
School Choice Now Act
This bill 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.
July 22, 2020
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07/22/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
07/22/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:36 PM