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[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 22 (Friday, February 5, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. OWENS:H.R. 889.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 ofSection 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution andClause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H470]
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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.
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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.
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Taxation
- Charitable contributions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Government information and archives
- Income tax credits
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Student aid and college costs
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Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act
This bill allows individual and corporate taxpayers a tax credit for cash contributions to tax-exempt scholarship-granting organizations for elementary and secondary education expenses. It imposes a cap of $5 billion on the amount of contributions that qualify for a tax credit.
The bill directs the Department of Education, in coordination with the Department of the Treasury, 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 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.

Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act
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Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax credits to encourage individual and corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for elementary and secondary students through eligible scholarship-granting organizations, and for other purposes.
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Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act
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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.
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