Bill removes state approval needed for private school tax credit
H.R. 10412 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the State opt-in requirement for the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarship credit. · Filed by Adrian Smith (R-NE) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes a federal tax rule. Right now, states must agree before people claim a tax credit. The credit is for giving money to scholarship programs. These programs pay for private and religious school tuition. The bill would delete that state approval step.
Who it affects
Families who send kids to private or religious schools would be affected. People who donate money to school scholarship programs would be affected. States would lose power to block this tax credit.
One thing to notice
The bill takes away a state's power to stop a federal tax benefit. This moves control of school funding from states to the federal government.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.
- Sep 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 16, 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 lets you subtract from taxes you owe
- scholarship — Money given to help pay for school tuition
- federal — Run by the national government, not by states
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (808 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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