H.R. 5044 · 112th Congress
Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act
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23 cosponsors · 2 D, 21 R
12 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Apr 27, 2012
- House Passed Sep 19, 2012 400–0
Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from the gross income of any cosigner of a student loan of a veteran who died as a result of a service-connected disability any amount attributable to the discharge of the indebtedness on such loan, and (2) subject accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund to a federal tax levy.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Sep 19, 2012
Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from the gross income of any cosigner of a student loan of a veteran who died as a result of a service-connected disability any amount attributable to the discharge of the indebtedness on such loan, and (2) subject accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund to a federal tax levy.
Provides that any potential revenue gain from the enactment of this Act shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and shall be used solely for deficit reduction.
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act
Latest action (Sep 20, 2012): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 27, 2012
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- House Introduced Apr 27, 2012
- House Passed Sep 19, 2012 400–0
Final vote · House · Sep 19, 2012
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: John A. Boehner