Inflation-Adjusted Education Investment Act

Bill: 117-s-4265
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2022-05-19
Policy area: Taxation
Latest action: action_date: 2022-05-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Inflation-Adjusted Education Investment Act</strong></p> <p>This bill modifies provisions relating to qualified tuition programs (i.e., tax-exempt 529 plans). Specifically, it increases from $10,000 to $12,000 the limitation under such programs on payments for educational expenses, including expenses for tuition in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or secondary public, private, or religious school. The bill provides for an annual inflation adjustment to the increased limitation amount for taxable years beginning after 2022.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4265 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19 (legislative day, May 17), 2022 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and provide an inflation adjustment for the limitation on distributions from qualified tuition programs that may be used for elementary and secondary tuition.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Inflation-Adjusted Education Investment Act . 2. Increase on limitation on expenses used for elementary and secondary tuition (a) In general The last sentence of section 529(e)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $10,000 and inserting $12,000 . (b) Inflation adjustment Section 529(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Inflation adjustment (i) In general In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2022, the $12,000 amount in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (I) such dollar amount, multiplied by (II) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2021 for calendar year 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof. (ii) Rounding Any increase determined under clause (i) shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $500. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.