Married couples get bigger tax breaks for K-12 scholarship donations
H.R. 10413 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarships credit limit for married taxpayers filing a joint return. · 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 the tax code for K-12 scholarships. Married couples filing taxes together would get a bigger tax credit. Single people would get a smaller credit. The change starts in 2026.
Who it affects
Married couples who donate to K-12 scholarship programs would get bigger tax breaks. Private and religious schools that get scholarship money would be affected. All taxpayers would feel the cost.
One thing to notice
Married couples would get twice as much tax credit as single people. This applies to donations to the same scholarship programs.
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 your taxes if you do something the government wants.
- K-12 scholarship programs — Money given to help kids pay for private or religious schools from kindergarten through grade twelve.
- filing taxes together — When married couples file one tax form instead of two separate forms.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (405 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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