College Admissions Fairness Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D WydenSponsor

No cosponsors.

This bill disallows tax deductions for certain charitable contributions made to an institution of higher education, or associated entity, within a specified period during which a specified family member (e.g. child or grandchild) attends that educational institution.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 5, 2019

College Admissions Fairness Act

Specifically, the bill prohibits deductions for certain contributions to universities that do not have policies in place that prohibit as a factor in admissions decisions the consideration of direct or indirect donations from an applicant or family member of an applicant, and the financial ability of an applicant or family member of an applicant to make a donation.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: College Admissions Fairness Act

Latest action (Jun 5, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Policy area: Taxation · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 5, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.