# 114-hr-1511: Educational Opportunities Act

114-hr-1511, Educational Opportunities Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] (R-IN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1511
- Congress: 114
- Title: Educational Opportunities Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Introduced: 2015-03-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Educational Opportunities Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a tax credit for charitable contributions to a scholarship granting organization. Allows a maximum credit amount of $4,500 ($2,250 for a married individual filing a separate return). Defines "scholarship granting organization" as a tax-exempt entity whose exclusive purpose is to provide scholarships for the tuition and other expenses of elementary and secondary school students from low income households (i.e., household income not exceeding 250% of federal poverty guidelines). Allows corporate taxpayers a tax credit, up to $100,000, for contributions to a scholarship granting organization. Imposes a penalty on scholarship granting organizations that fail to distribute at least 90% of their total receipts for elementary and secondary school expenses in a taxable year.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2015-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5499: Agency Accountability Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5166: WINGMAN Act
- 114-hr-4956: End Executive Overreach Act
- 114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-4768: Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4247: Cuban Immigrant Work Opportunity Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-1511 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1511)

## Related
- [114-hr-5499: Agency Accountability Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5499)
- [114-hr-5166: WINGMAN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5166)
- [114-hr-4956: End Executive Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4956)
- [114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4773)
- [114-hr-4768: Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4768)
- [114-hr-4247: Cuban Immigrant Work Opportunity Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4247)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1511 (as of 2025-11-18).