# 115-hr-6674: Student Empowerment Act

115-hr-6674, Student Empowerment Act, 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-6674
- Congress: 115
- Title: Student Empowerment Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2018-08-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Student Empowerment Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-exempt distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for additional educational expenses in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or secondary school. (Under current law, distributions in connection with an elementary or secondary school are limited to tuition for a public, private, or religious school.) The bill allows the distributions to be used for additional educational expenses, including: curriculum and curricular materials, books or other instructional materials, online educational materials, tutoring or educational classes outside the home, testing fees, fees for dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and educational therapies for students with disabilities. Distributions may also be used for the purposes above in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school under state law).

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7378: Guidance Clarity Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7289: Fairness for Every Driver Act
- 115-hr-7253: REMOVE Act
- 115-hr-6760: Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6757: Family Savings Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6756: American Innovation Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-6674 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6674)

## Related
- [115-hr-7378: Guidance Clarity Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7378)
- [115-hr-7289: Fairness for Every Driver Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7289)
- [115-hr-7253: REMOVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7253)
- [115-hr-6760: Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6760)
- [115-hr-6757: Family Savings Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6757)
- [115-hr-6756: American Innovation Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6756)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6674 (as of 2025-11-18).