H.R. 1659 · 115th Congress
Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act
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RoskamSponsor16 cosponsors · 10 D, 6 R
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Bonamici
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Costello
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Kind
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Maloney
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Pascrell
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Pingree
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Reichert
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Renacci
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Langevin
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Carbajal
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Loebsack
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Meehan
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Doyle
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Jenkins
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Moolenaar
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Aguilar8 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an individual the discharge of student loans or private education loans due to the death or disability of the student.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 21, 2017
Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an individual the discharge of student loans or private education loans due to the death or disability of the student.
The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education (ED) to discharge the liability on loans that parents received on behalf of a student who: (1) has become permanently and totally disabled, or (2) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity due to a physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or has lasted or is expected to last continuously for at least 60 months. (Under current law, ED is required to discharge the loans to parents if the student dies.)
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act
Latest action (Mar 21, 2017): Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 21, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.