Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/7/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-07Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2019-03-07Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-07 (00)
Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish a program to provide children with parents on active duty in the uniformed services with funds to pay educational expenses.
Specifically, ED shall establish a tax-exempt Military Education Savings Account for dependent children of parents in the uniformed services for the payment of the children's educational expenses. Funds in the savings account may be used for, among other things, the cost of attendance at a private elementary or secondary school or institution of higher education, private tutoring, or costs associated with an apprenticeship or other vocational training program.
Cosponsors (8)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
- Tim Scott (R-SC)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- Mike Braun (R-IN)
- Kelly Loeffler (R-GA)
- John Kennedy (R-LA)
Subjects
- Bank accounts, deposits, capital
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Income tax exclusion
- Military personnel and dependents
- Student aid and college costs
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