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<dc:title>119 S4297 IS: Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2026-04-15</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><congress>119th CONGRESS</congress><session>2d Session</session><legis-num>S. 4297</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20260415" legis-day="20260414">April 15 (legislative day, April 14), 2026</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S406">Mr. Kelly</sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="S361">Ms. Hirono</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S313">Mr. Sanders</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S259">Mr. Reed</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S409">Mr. Luján</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S386">Ms. Duckworth</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S390">Mr. Van Hollen</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S427">Mr. Schiff</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S364">Mr. Murphy</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S366">Ms. Warren</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S394">Ms. Smith</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S341">Mr. Blumenthal</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S322">Mr. Merkley</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S337">Mr. Coons</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S324">Mrs. Shaheen</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S369">Mr. Markey</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S422">Mr. Welch</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S430">Ms. Blunt Rochester</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S363">Mr. King</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S247">Mr. Wyden</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S418">Mr. Fetterman</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S270">Mr. Schumer</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S426">Mr. Kim</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S330">Mr. Bennet</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S331">Mrs. Gillibrand</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S362">Mr. Kaine</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S253">Mr. Durbin</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S359">Mr. Heinrich</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S413">Mr. Padilla</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S370">Mr. Booker</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSFI00">Committee on Finance</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the tax credit for contributions of individuals to scholarship granting organizations, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body><section id="id6bc2caebac224df9b9f62ed19481dc6b" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="id879a662263f147b5b4929ca543ebe634"><enum>2.</enum><header>Repeal of tax credit for contributions to scholarship granting organizations</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb824698219eb44cd8df8f70dd0e8dac8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tax credit</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8371faf75eb4ae19da4274c7dfdb06e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 25F.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36a00b7e77ba434481d91da7c069b449"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03c5b28991f14ee4b36d115e7179e58f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 25(e)(1)(C) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>25D, and 25F</quote> and inserting <quote>and 25D</quote>.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6407e7ad9ea7442081f81ac14e777b15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 25F.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3fe88170b2e74805a6d0b3ba4ecbc4b9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exclusion from gross income</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb6dce92d90a4a688dc3467cf1ecdf59"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part III of subchapter B of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 139K.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idadc59a5d6b824c17b314e027c94f8753"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 139K.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c4fb8dffcca407d858fbda4ba663296"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d4381410d8d467db7c1fae40794f72f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2026.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id567e38fb7ee8466bbc82ed255fb5031f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusion from gross income</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply to amounts received after December 31, 2026, in taxable years ending after such date.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></legis-body></bill>

