US Congress House Bill 1605 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 94-0)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2019

Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]
Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]	Rep. Mark Walker [R-NC]
Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC]	Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]
Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS]
Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Paul Mitchell [R-MI]
Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. James Hagedorn [R-MN]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Mark Green [R-TN]
Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]	Rep. George Holding [R-NC]	Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Nicholas Taylor [R-TX]
Rep. Sean Duffy [R-WI]	Rep. Carol Miller [R-WV]	Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]	Rep. Kevin Hern [R-OK]
Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]	Rep. David Kustoff [R-TN]	Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]
Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Tim Burchett [R-TN]
Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Russ Fulcher [R-ID]	Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]
Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO]
Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]
Rep. John Curtis [R-UT]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Denver Riggleman [R-VA]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]
Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]	Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]	Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]	Rep. Ron Estes [R-KS]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Ben Cline [R-VA]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]
Rep. James Comer [R-KY]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]
Rep. John Joyce [R-PA]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]	Rep. Lance Gooden [R-TX]	Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]
Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Dan Crenshaw [R-TX]
Rep. James Baird [R-IN]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]
Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]
Rep. Dan Bishop [R-NC]	Rep. Dan Meuser [R-PA]	Rep. Michael Waltz [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Watkins [R-KS]
Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]	Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]	Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]	Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]
Rep. Garret Graves [R-LA]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-07	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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.
2019-03-07	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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.
2019-03-07	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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.
2019-03-07	House	Introduced in House

SB695 (Related) 2019-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1605/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1605/BILLS-116hr1605ih.pdf