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H.R. 6470

Referred to Committee

Graduate Student Savings Act of 2016

Introduced 12/7/2016•114th Congress•House

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

12/7/2016 • House

Summary

Graduate Student Savings Act of 2016

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow funds paid to an individual to aid in the pursuit of graduate or postdoctoral study or research to be saved in an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). The bill permits the funds to be considered compensation for purposes of current law provisions that limit annual deductible IRA contributions to the lesser of: (1) the deductible amount permitted under current law, or (2) the compensation includible in the individual's gross income for the year.

Introduced in House • 12/7/2016

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Taxation
Employee benefits and pensionsHigher educationIncome tax deductionsStudent aid and college costs

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (2)

Party Breakdown

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Democrats
1
Republicans
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Sponsor

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Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]

Democrat • MA-4

Sponsored 12/7/2016

Cosponsors (1)

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Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]

R-IN-6

Joined 12/7/2016

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

December 7, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Introduced in House12/7/2016

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors1