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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="5576" measure-id="id113hr5576" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2014-09-18" update-date="2014-10-21">
<title>USAccounts: Investing in America's Future Act of 2014</title>
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<action-date>2014-09-18</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>USAccounts: Investing in America's Future Act of 2014 - Establishes in the Treasury the USAccount Fund to make contributions to accounts known as USAccounts, which are established under this Act for each child of a taxpayer&nbsp;qualifying for the child tax credit who has not attained age 17. Provides for an initial government contribution of $500 to a USAccount, private contributions&nbsp;up to $2,000, and&nbsp;government matching contributions up to $500 in a calendar year. Allows tax-exempt distributions from USAccounts&nbsp;for higher education expenses and for funding individual retirement plans of a qualifying child. </p> <p>Establishes in the executive branch a USAccount Fund Board to&nbsp;manage investments in the USAccount Fund.</p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt the USAccount Fund and USAccounts from income taxation, and (2) increase the amount of the child tax credit by the applicable USAccount contribution amount. </p>]]></summary-text>
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