Families get up to $250 per child for school supplies.
H.R. 10403 — Back to School Tax Credit Act · Filed by Eugene Vindman (D-VA) · Introduced Sep 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill creates a tax credit of up to $250 per child per year. Families can use it for school supplies. These include notebooks, calculators, backpacks, and uniforms for children under 17. The credit is refundable. Families get the money even if they owe no income tax. It works for public schools, private schools, or homeschools.
Who it affects
Families with school-age children benefit from this credit. Low-income families benefit even if they owe no tax. Families with multiple children get $250 for each child.
One thing to notice
The bill has no income limit. All families can claim the credit no matter how much money they make.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 15, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- tax credit — Money the government gives back to families when they file taxes.
- refundable — Families get the full amount even if they owe no income tax.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,071 characters) on Sep 23, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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