Schools can use a federal tax credit for building repairs.
S. 5480 — School Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2026 · Filed by Tim Kaine (D-VA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 23, 2026 · Referred to committee
Your members of Congress
Enter a ZIP to see where your representative and both senators stood on this bill.
Looked up on this device — your ZIP is never stored on our servers.
What it does
This bill lets public schools use a federal tax credit. The credit lowers the cost of fixing old school buildings. The credit starts in 2027. The Treasury Department must report to Congress in 5 years. The report will show how many schools used the credit.
Who it affects
Public school students and families benefit when schools spend less on repairs. School districts can use the money saved for teacher pay, materials, or programs.
One thing to notice
The bill does not limit how much federal money will be spent. The credit may help wealthy districts more than poor ones.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Sep 23, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 23, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Finance · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4935)”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- federal tax credit — A federal tax break that reduces taxes owed by a school or district.
- public schools — Schools owned and run by local or state governments, not private companies.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,847 characters) on Sep 30, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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 2026-10-20.
“Schools can use a federal tax credit for building repairs.” QuorumCivic. https://share.quorumcivic.app/bill/119/s5480/simple Report an error
The week in bills
One email, Sunday: what Congress passed, what it changed, and who paid.
One link arrives to confirm the address. It is used for this email and nothing else, and every issue carries an unsubscribe link.