# 117-hr-605: Student Empowerment Act

117-hr-605, Student Empowerment Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-605
- Congress: 117
- Title: Student Empowerment Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2021-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Student Empowerment Act

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2021-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2021-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2021-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2021-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2021-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2021-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2021-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2021-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2022-08-02T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-605 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/605)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hr-18: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-18)
- [117-hr-619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-619)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
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