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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 10403

Back to School Tax Credit Act

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Introduced 2026-09-15Topic: taxes

Summary

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This bill would create a new refundable federal tax credit for school supply costs. Taxpayers could claim up to $250 per qualifying child for supplies needed to attend a public, private, or home school at the primary or secondary level. Covered supplies include backpacks, notebooks, folders and binders, calculators, lunch boxes, writing instruments, and school uniforms. A qualifying child must be the taxpayer's dependent and under age 17 at the end of the tax year. The credit would apply to tax years beginning after the bill becomes law.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-09-15HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.refer
2026-09-15Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-09-15Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-10-03. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.