# 119-s-1813: High-Quality Charter Schools Act

119-s-1813, High-Quality Charter Schools Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1813
- Congress: 119
- Title: High-Quality Charter Schools Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-20
- Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-26

## Summary

**Creates a new federal tax credit to encourage donations that fund the creation and expansion of high‑quality charter schools.** It would steer private giving to eligible nonprofit charter organizations and set rules for who qualifies and how much credit can be claimed. - Families and students: Would increase targeted funding for building or expanding charter school capacity, aiming to support more high‑quality charter options in communities served by eligible organizations. - Individual donors and taxpayers: Would get a nonrefundable tax credit equal to 75% of qualified cash or marketable‑securities donations, with a per‑taxpayer cap that uses income‑based limits or a dollar cap and a rule denying a separate charitable deduction for the same gift. - Charter organizations and states: Limits eligibility to certain 501(c)(3) charter management organizations or schools that meet performance or federal‑grant criteria and audit rules. Annual volume of credits would be capped at $5 billion starting in 2026, with state allocations and a real‑time tracker for claims. Sec. 6 would apply the changes to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Charter organizations keep independence: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would say eligible charter school organizations are not acting on behalf of government just by taking part. It would direct that, where allowed by law, these groups have maximum freedom to meet students' needs without government control. This rule would take effect on enactment.
- Tax credit for charter school donations: mixed, high. If enacted, this bill would create a new individual tax credit equal to 75% of donations to eligible charter school groups. The yearly credit for each taxpayer would be limited to the greater of 10% of your adjusted gross income or $5,000. There would be a $5 billion national cap each year, with $1…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-s-3697: SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-1813 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1813)

## Related
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-3697: SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3697)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1813 (as of 2026-07-26).