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HR 1165 101th Congress House Taxation Employee benefit plans Graduate education Graduate students Income tax Student aid Tax exclusion

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the provision terminating the exclusion for benefits under educational assistance programs and to repeal the provision limiting such exclusion to…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the provision terminating the exclusion for benefits under educational assistance programs and to repeal the provision limiting such exclusion to benefits for undergraduate education.

Introduced: February 28, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 28, 1989
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that: (1) terminated the income tax exclusion of amounts paid under employee educational assistance programs as of tax year 1989; and (2) deny benefits in connection with graduate work. Limits graduate benefits to $1,500 per year.

What's happening now February 28, 1989

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 22, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1165: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the provision terminating the exclusion for benefits under educational assistance programs and to repeal the provision limiting such exclusion to benefits for undergraduate education.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1165/
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"H.R. 1165: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the provision terminating the exclusion for benefits under educational assistance programs and to repeal the provision limiting such exclusion to benefits for undergraduate education.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1165/.
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H.R. 1165, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1165/.
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[H.R. 1165: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the provision terminating the exclusion for benefits under educational assistance programs and to repeal the provision limiting such exclusion to benefits for undergraduate education.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1165/)
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