# 115-hr-4736: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow section 529 education accounts to be used for homeschooling expenses.

115-hr-4736, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow section 529 education accounts to be used for homeschooling expenses., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4736
- Congress: 115
- Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow section 529 education accounts to be used for homeschooling expenses.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2018-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for certain expenses in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school for purposes of state law). The expenses include: curriculum and curricular materials, books or other instructional materials, online educational materials, tuition for tutoring or educational classes outside of the home (if the tutor or instructor is not related to the student), dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and educational therapies for students with disabilities.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2018-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Handel, Karen C. [R-GA-6] (R-GA), 2018-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2018-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] (R-IL), 2018-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2018-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2018-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2018-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2018-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2018-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act
- 115-hr-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act
- 115-hr-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017
- 115-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
- 115-hr-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-4736 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4736)

## Related
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
- [115-hr-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-849)
- [115-hr-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-38)
- [115-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-36)
- [115-hr-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-184)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4736 (as of 2025-11-18).