Bill Sponsor
House Bill 8100
116th Congress(2019-2020)
School Choice Now Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Aug 25, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Aug 25, 2020
Latest Action
Aug 25, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
8100
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.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Alabama
Democrat
Illinois
Republican
North Carolina
Republican
North Carolina
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

School Choice Now Act

This bill provides for emergency education freedom grants and allows individual and corporate taxpayers a tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations.

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

Text (1)
August 25, 2020
Actions (2)
08/25/2020
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.
08/25/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:24 PM