Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Student Empowerment Act
Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit kindergarten through grade 12 educational expenses to be paid from a 529 account.
Sponsor: Sen. Ted Cruz R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 20, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 20, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
8 cosponsors — 8 Republicans
0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
John Curtis (R-UT), Ron Johnson (R-WI), James Lankford (R-OK), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Rick Scott (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Tim Sheehy (R-MT).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz.
Related bills
- H.R. 939 (119th) Student Empowerment ActIdentical bill
- H.R. 1 (119th) An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.Related bill
- H.R. 137 (119th) TCJA Permanency ActRelated bill
- H.R. 750 (119th) ACE ActRelated bill
- S. 311 (119th) ACE ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.