United States 115th Congress Status: In Committee 8 R cosponsors

HR 4794 — Investing for Tomorrow Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Investing for Tomorrow Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an unborn child to be treated as a designated beneficiary or an individual for the purposes of qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans). The bill defines an "unborn child" as a member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow unborn children to be designated beneficiaries of section 529 education savings accounts.

  • Section 529(e)

    (6) Treatment of unborn children.-- (A) In general.--Nothing shall prevent an unborn child from being treated as a designated beneficiary or an individual under this section. (B) Unborn child.--For purposes of this paragraph-- (i) In general.--The term `unborn child' means a child in utero. (ii) Child in utero.--The term `child in utero' means a member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.

    This addition explicitly allows unborn children to be beneficiaries of education savings accounts.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 539 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (539)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 4794 do?
Investing for Tomorrow Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an unborn child to be treated as a designated beneficiary or an individual for the purposes of qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans). The bill defines an "unborn child" as a member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.
Who sponsors HR 4794?
HR 4794 is sponsored by Smith, Jason (Republican), Wagner, Ann (Republican), Smith, Adrian (Republican), Cole, Tom (Republican), Barletta, Lou (Republican), Norman, Ralph (Republican), Ferguson, A. Drew (Republican), and Noem, Kristi L. (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 4794?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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