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HR 2037 101th Congress House

Employee Educational Assistance Act of 1989

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the exclusion from gross income of amounts paid for employee educational assistance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 18, 1989 See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee benefit plansGraduate educationGraduate studentsIncome tax
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This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 18, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 18, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 18, 1989

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Employee Educational Assistance Act of 1989 - 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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 7 Republican 2
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 10, 1990
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 23, 1989
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 23, 1989
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Oct 23, 1989
COMBEST, LARRY
· Jun 29, 1989
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jun 29, 1989
CRANE, PHILIP
· Jun 5, 1989
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Jun 5, 1989
BALLENGER, CASS
· Apr 18, 1989
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 18, 1989
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Apr 18, 1989
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 18, 1989
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 18, 1989
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 18, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2037: Employee Educational Assistance Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2037/
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"H.R. 2037: Employee Educational Assistance Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2037/.
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H.R. 2037, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2037/.
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