Bill doubles tax break for school aid gifts
S. 5322 — Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Improvement Act · Filed by Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) · Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill raises the tax credit for gifts to school aid programs. For married couples, it goes from $1,700 to $3,400. Starting in 2027, the amount grows each year with price changes. People who give to school aid funds can cut their taxes by the amount they give.
Who it affects
Higher-income people who give to school aid programs get the most benefit. School aid groups may get more gifts. Lower-income families might get more school aid if gifts go up.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say which school aid programs count. The tax credit grows by itself each year after 2027 without a new vote.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Aug 6, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Aug 6, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Finance · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,375 characters) on Aug 12, 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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