H.R. 9289
IntroducedKeep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026
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Official source on Congress.gov ↗[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9289 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9289 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2026 Ms. Moore of Wisconsin (for herself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Grijalva, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Sewell, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Chu, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Bynum, Mr. Carson, Mr. Casar, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Craig, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Dexter, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Figures, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Norton, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mannion, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McBath, Ms. McBride, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Menefee, Ms. Omar, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Simon, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Moulton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. REPEAL OF TAX CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCHOLARSHIP GRANTING ORGANIZATIONS. (a) Tax Credit.-- (1) In general.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 25F. (2) Conforming amendments.-- (A) Section 25(e)(1)(C) of such Code is amended by striking ``25D, and 25F'' and inserting ``and 25D''. (B) 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. (b) Exclusion From Gross Income.-- (1) In general.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 139K. (2) Conforming amendment.--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. (c) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2026. (2) Exclusion from gross income.--The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply to amounts received after December 31, 2026, in taxable years ending after such date. <all>
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This bill is called the 'Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026.' It aims to remove a tax credit that individuals receive for donating to scholarship granting organizations. By doing this, the bill intends to keep public funds within public schools.
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF TAX CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCHOLARSHIP GRANTING ORGANIZATIONS (c)(1)
the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2026
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