# 119-s-5533: Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2026

119-s-5533, Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5533
- Congress: 119
- Title: Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-18

## Summary

**Makes AmeriCorps education awards and related program payments exempt from federal income tax.** This bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to add national service educational awards under subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to the list of excludable amounts and to exclude payments under those programs from gross income. The change would apply to taxable years ending after enactment, so recipients would not include these awards in federal gross income.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tax-free AmeriCorps education awards: benefit, medium. You would be able to exclude AmeriCorps national service education awards from your federal taxable income. This would cover awards made under subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (the AmeriCorps education award). The bill would also exclude payments under nationa…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-s-3267: ASAP Act
- 119-s-339: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5533 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5533)

## Related
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
- [119-s-3267: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3267)
- [119-s-339: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-339)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5533 (as of 2026-10-18).