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Student Empowerment Act

USA117th CongressS-44| Senate 
| Updated: 1/26/2021
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (8)
Mike Braun (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Patrick Toomey (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Student Empowerment Act This bill allows tax-exempt distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for additional educational expenses in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or secondary school. (Under current law, distributions in connection with an elementary or secondary school are limited to tuition for a public, private, or religious school.) The bill allows the distributions to be used for additional educational expenses, including curriculum and curricular materials, books or other instructional materials, online educational materials, tutoring or educational classes outside the home, testing fees, fees for dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and educational therapies for students with disabilities. Distributions may also be used for tuition and the purposes above in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school under state law).
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-157
Student Empowerment Act
Jan 26, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jan 26, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 28, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-605
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-157
    Student Empowerment Act


  • January 26, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 26, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • January 28, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-605
    Introduced in House

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 117-1757: Children Have Opportunities in Classrooms Everywhere Act
  • S 117-4726: Catch Up Our Kids Act of 2022
  • HR 117-7269: NOT in Our Schools Act of 2022
  • HR 117-605: Student Empowerment Act
  • HR 117-3704: Children Have Opportunities in Classrooms Everywhere Act
  • HR 117-8913: TCJA Permanency Act
Academic performance and assessmentsBank accounts, deposits, capitalElementary and secondary educationHigher educationIncome tax exclusionSpecial educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula

Student Empowerment Act

USA117th CongressS-44| Senate 
| Updated: 1/26/2021
Student Empowerment Act This bill allows tax-exempt distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for additional educational expenses in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or secondary school. (Under current law, distributions in connection with an elementary or secondary school are limited to tuition for a public, private, or religious school.) The bill allows the distributions to be used for additional educational expenses, including curriculum and curricular materials, books or other instructional materials, online educational materials, tutoring or educational classes outside the home, testing fees, fees for dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and educational therapies for students with disabilities. Distributions may also be used for tuition and the purposes above in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school under state law).
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-157
Student Empowerment Act
Jan 26, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jan 26, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 28, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-605
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-157
    Student Empowerment Act


  • January 26, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 26, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • January 28, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-605
    Introduced in House
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (8)
Mike Braun (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Patrick Toomey (Republican)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 117-1757: Children Have Opportunities in Classrooms Everywhere Act
  • S 117-4726: Catch Up Our Kids Act of 2022
  • HR 117-7269: NOT in Our Schools Act of 2022
  • HR 117-605: Student Empowerment Act
  • HR 117-3704: Children Have Opportunities in Classrooms Everywhere Act
  • HR 117-8913: TCJA Permanency Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Academic performance and assessmentsBank accounts, deposits, capitalElementary and secondary educationHigher educationIncome tax exclusionSpecial educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula