H.R. 939 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Student Empowerment Act
Cosponsors: 5 (0 D, 5 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-02-04
Latest action (2025-02-04): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
What H.R. 939 does, in plain terms
Student Empowerment Act This bill expands the education-related expenses that may be paid for with tax-free distributions from a qualified tuition program (also known as a 529 plan) to include certain expenses related to elementary, secondary, and homeschool education. Under current law, distributions from a 529 plan are excluded from gross income if they are used to pay for qualified higher education expenses, which includes up to $10,000 (per year and per beneficiary) for tuition at an elementary or secondary public, private, or religious school. The bill expands the education-related expenses that may be paid for with tax-free distributions from a 529 plan to include tuition related to homeschooling and the following expenses related to elementary, secondary, and homeschool education: 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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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