# 115-hr-4269: Public Funds for Public Schools Act

115-hr-4269, Public Funds for Public Schools Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4269
- Congress: 115
- Title: Public Funds for Public Schools Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2017-11-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Public Funds for Public Schools Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the amount of a taxpayer's deductible charitable contributions to be reduced to account for the benefits of state income tax credits and deductions provided by a state to the taxpayer for a contribution to a specified school voucher organization. A "specified school voucher organization" is an organization with the primary purpose of providing vouchers, scholarships, or other funds for the expenses of students to attend elementary or secondary schools.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2017-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2017-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2017-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6236: Family Unity Rights and Protection Act
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-4541: CHAMPION KIDS Act of 2017
- 115-hr-4444: Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act
- 115-hr-4392: To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Repor…
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-4269 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4269)

## Related
- [115-hr-6236: Family Unity Rights and Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6236)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-4541: CHAMPION KIDS Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4541)
- [115-hr-4444: Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4444)
- [115-hr-4392: To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Pros…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4392)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4269 (as of 2025-11-18).