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H.R. 2551

Referred to Committee

Student Loan Debt Relief Act

Introduced 5/19/2017•115th Congress•House

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

5/19/2017 • House

Summary

Student Loan Debt Relief Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of student loan payments, to: (1) expand the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs to include an employer's payment of any qualified education loan incurred by an employee; (2) increase the maximum amount that may be excluded from the gross income of an employee under employer-provided educational assistance programs; and (3) increase the maximum deduction and the income limitation for the deduction for interest on education loans.

Introduced in House • 5/19/2017

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Taxation
Employee benefits and pensionsHigher educationIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionInterest, dividends, interest ratesStudent 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. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]

Republican • OH-15

Sponsored 5/19/2017

Cosponsors (1)

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Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]

D-AL-7

Joined 5/19/2017

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

May 19, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Introduced in House5/19/2017

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors1