Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Fight for school choice.. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Official U.S. House website for Rep. Byron Donalds, representing Florida's 19th Congressional District.
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Fighting for School Choice: Every Parent Deserves a Choice and Every Child Deserves a Chance
Donalds' official House website states that he is fighting for school choice.
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"The Working Families Tax Cuts created the first-ever federal tax credit for K-12 scholarships"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official Education/Treasury release, last reviewed during the lookback window on August 27, 2026, says a federal K-12 scholarship tax credit was created.
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"Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, individual taxpayers may be able to claim a Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) for certain cash contributions up to $1,700 to Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs)."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): IRS implementation page confirms the enacted school-choice-related credit is scheduled to become claimable beginning January 1, 2027, with state participation required.
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"Florida"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): IRS list of participating states for 2027 includes Florida, making the federal scholarship tax credit relevant to Donalds's state and district constituents if SGOs are listed.
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"Donalds | Republican | FL | Aye"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House roll call shows Donalds voted Aye on final House concurrence for H.R. 1, the enacted law containing the federal scholarship tax credit.
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"SEC. 70411. TAX CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS TO SCHOLARSHIP GRANTING ORGANIZATIONS."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Enacted Public Law 119-21 contains a section creating a tax credit for contributions to scholarship granting organizations, a concrete federal school choice policy outcome.
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"Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]* 05/20/2025"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress.gov shows Donalds was an original cosponsor of the Universal School Choice Act, but the same record lists the bill only as introduced and referred to committees, so that broader vehicle remains unresolved.
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"issued proposed regulations to implement the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): During the lookback window, Treasury and IRS announced implementation regulations for the enacted federal scholarship tax credit, a concrete school-choice policy outcome Donalds supported through H.R. 1.
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"made in 2027 and later taxable years to fund qualified elementary and secondary education scholarships"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Temporary IRS/Treasury regulations published for Federal Register release set implementation procedures for the scholarship tax credit, with the benefit still beginning in 2027 rather than already claimable.
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2026-20264.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%
unverified · Source version 78039 · locator unknown
"Participating states for 2027 (as of September 14, 2026)"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The IRS implementation page was updated within the lookback window to identify participating states for 2027, showing the program moving toward availability in opt-in states including Florida.
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"The public hearing is being held on Tuesday, December 15, 2026"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A companion proposed rule remains open to comment and hearing after the lookback window, so implementation details are still pending even though the statutory credit has been enacted.
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2026-20277.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%
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"Treasury and the IRS also issued companion temporary regulations to establish key procedures for states and Scholarship Granting Organizations to prepare for the launch of the tax credit on January 1, 2027."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Treasury announced proposed and temporary regulations preparing the enacted federal scholarship tax credit for launch, indicating concrete implementation but not yet active taxpayer use as of October 12, 2026.
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"This document contains temporary regulations that address the new nonrefundable Federal tax credit for qualified contributions to scholarship granting organizations made in 2027 and later taxable years to fund qualified elementary and secondary education scholarships."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The final Federal Register text confirms temporary regulations implementing the school-choice scholarship tax credit for contributions beginning in 2027 and later taxable years.
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"Effective date: These temporary regulations are effective on December 1, 2026."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The temporary regulations are scheduled to take effect after the as-of date, so implementation is moving forward but was not fully in effect by October 12, 2026.
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"Written or electronic comments must be received by December 1, 2026. The public hearing is being held on Tuesday, December 15, 2026"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The companion proposed rule remains open for comments and hearing after the as-of date, showing some implementation details remain unresolved despite statutory enactment and temporary procedures.