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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.3076 Home School Opportunities Make Education Sound Act of 2008</title>
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  <updated>2008-11-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/50950</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Obama And HSLDA</title>
    <link href="http://rationaljenn.blogspot.com/2008/11/obama-and-hslda.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-15:/commentary/3304340</id>
    <updated>2008-11-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Rational Jenn </name>
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Senator David Vitter (LA) introduced The Home School Opportunities Make Education Sound Act (HOMES Act &#226;&#8364;&#8221; S. 3076) in June 2008. The goal of the HOMES Act is to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an optional tax deduction ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rationaljenn.blogspot.com/2008/11/obama-and-hslda.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Share Your Vision</title>
    <link href="http://christinaspringer.blogspot.com/2008/11/share-your-vision.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-13:/commentary/3289374</id>
    <updated>2008-11-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Springer&amp;#39;s Journal </name>
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For this reason, I hope you will support S. 3076, the &quot;Homes Act.&quot; As I am sure you know, this would relieve some of the financial burden of homeschooling families by providing a tax deduction of $500 per child (with an annual limit of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://christinaspringer.blogspot.com/2008/11/share-your-vision.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Attempting to Amend IRS Code in Favor of Homeschoolers</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-26:/commentary/2740945</id>
    <updated>2008-08-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Homeschool Nations - Hawaii - Homeschool Blogger </name>
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The first, S. 3076, would provide an optional tax deduction for homeschool families. HSLDA and Home Education Magazine have both written about this bill. The other bill, HR 6737, was introduced on July 31, 2008. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Hawaii/580730/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Push to change IRS code for homeschoolers continues</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-24:/commentary/3281934</id>
    <updated>2008-08-24T22:54:32Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name> The Informed Parent</name>
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 In June, Valerie Bonham Moon wrote about S. 3076 - Home School Opportunities Make Education Sound Act of 2008. It appears at this point that S ...  percent of such average.  Vitter has not gathered any co-sponsors for &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;S.3076&lt;/stron&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tiprr.com/blog/?p=223&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Keep the camel&amp;#39;s nose out of the tent</title>
    <link href="http://whyhomeschool.blogspot.com/2008/07/keep-camels-nose-out-of-tent.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/commentary/2496686</id>
    <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Why Homeschool </name>
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I was reminded of this story as I read NHELD&amp;#39;s analysis of S. 3076: Home School Opportunities Make Education Sound Act of 2008. The bill is suppose to give homeschooling families tax deductions for expenses relating to homeschooling. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://whyhomeschool.blogspot.com/2008/07/keep-camels-nose-out-of-tent.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Homeschool tax credit</title>
    <link href="http://indianajanesnotebook.blogspot.com/2008/07/homeschool-tax-credit.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-01:/commentary/2423592</id>
    <updated>2008-07-01T23:08:05Z</updated>
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      <name>IndianaJane'sJournal</name>
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Homeschool tax credit    I was going to post about &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;S.3076&lt;/strong&gt;, the recently introduced bill that would provide a federal tax credit to homeschoolers, but Dana at Principled Discovery has done such a good&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indianajanesnotebook.blogspot.com/2008/07/homeschool-tax-credit.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Principled Discovery &#194;&#187; Federal tax credit for homeschoolers</title>
    <link href="http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/06/30/federal-tax-credit-for-homeschoolers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-30:/commentary/3350870</id>
    <updated>2008-06-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Principled Discovery </name>
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June 3,2008, Senator David Vitter (R-LA) introduced S. 3076: Home School Opportunities Make Education Sound Act of 2008, which amends the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986 to allow for tax deductions for homeschool-related expenses. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/06/30/federal-tax-credit-for-homeschoolers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NHELD responds to proposed federal legislation</title>
    <link href="http://www.homeedmag.com/blogs/groupnews/?p=397" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-21:/commentary/2491250</id>
    <updated>2008-06-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>HEM Homeschool Support and Networking </name>
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Bulletin #62 S. 3076: Home School Opportunities Make Education Sound Act of 2008 06/18/08.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homeedmag.com/blogs/groupnews/?p=397&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NHELD responds to proposed federal legislation</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-21:/commentary/2381728</id>
    <updated>2008-06-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>gettingnow.com Blogs </name>
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Knoxville Tennessee Real Estate Blog wrote an interesting post today on Here&#226;&#8364;&#8482;sa quick excerpt Bulletin #62 S. 3076: Home School Opportunities Make Education Sound Act of 2008 06/18/08. Get more information here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gettingnow.com/blog/2008/06/21/nheld-responds-to-proposed-federal-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Federal Homeschooling Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://thethinkingmother.blogspot.com/2008/06/federal-homeschooling-legislation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-21:/commentary/2368838</id>
    <updated>2008-06-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Thinking Mother </name>
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To the government I say: &amp;quot;Take my tax money but leave me alone. Thank you. Goodbye.&amp;quot; Technorati Tags: S. 3076, homeschooling federal legislation, home school federal legislation, home school income tax deduction. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thethinkingmother.blogspot.com/2008/06/federal-homeschooling-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Article - S. 3076 &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Home School Opportunities Make Education Sound ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-18:/commentary/2347989</id>
    <updated>2008-06-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Homeschooling in Central New Mexico - Los Alamos </name>
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Here is a good article with links about the proposed Homeschool Tax Credit Bill in the senate right now. S. 3076 &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Home School Opportunities Make Education Sound Act of 2008 http://www.homeedmag.com/blogs/newscomm/?p=1521.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://losalamoshomeschool.blogspot.com/2008/06/article-s-3076-home-school.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Home School Opportunities Make Education Sound Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-15:/commentary/2336833</id>
    <updated>2008-06-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Homeschool Alliance of North Carolina </name>
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`(1) $500 for any qualifying child of the taxpayer, and. `(2) $2000 in the aggregate for all qualifying children of the taxpayer. `(c) Definitions- For purposes of this section&#226;&#8364;&#8220;. A BILL. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. S. 3076&#226;&#8364;&#166;&#226;&#8364;* ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ha-nc.org/blog/?p=154&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 3076 &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Home School Opportunities Make Education Sound Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-14:/commentary/2330740</id>
    <updated>2008-06-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>News &amp;amp; Commentary Home Page </name>
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You can read the entire bill by entering S. 3076 in the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Search Bill Text&#226;&#8364;* box at Thomas. My first thought after seeing this was whether parents who use private schools get tax writeoffs. I don&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t think so, but it isn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t something that ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homeedmag.com/blogs/newscomm/?p=1521&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Home School Opportunities Make Education Sound Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-13:/commentary/2672207</id>
    <updated>2008-06-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>HEM Homeschool Support and Networking </name>
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S 3076 IS. 110th CONGRESS. 2d Session. S. 3076. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax deduction for itemizers and nonitemizers for expenses relating to home schooling. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homeedmag.com/blogs/groupnews/?p=394&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - S. 3076, The Home School Opportunities Make ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-05:/commentary/3654367</id>
    <updated>2008-06-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Comments for S. 2544,... </name>
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US Congress: S. 3076, The Home School Opportunities Make Education Sound Act of 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200511265.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: S. 3076: A bill to amend the Internal ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-02:/commentary/3129425</id>
    <updated>2008-06-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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David Vitter [R-LA] introduced S. 3076: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax deduction for itemizers and nonitemizers for expenses relating to home schooling. [This event matched these trackers: Active ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-3076&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 3076, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-06-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 3076 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax deduction for itemizers and nonitemizers for expenses relating to home schooling.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3076.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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