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HR 1113 102th Congress House

Affordable Education for Americans Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans to pay for higher education expenses by taxpayers or their children or grandchildren.

Introduced: April 24, 1991 See on congress.gov
Taxation College costsEducational financeIncome taxIndividual retirement accounts
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Tax exclusionVocational and technical education
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This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) 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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Feb 26, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 26, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 26, 1991

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Affordable Education for Americans Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for qualified higher education expenses of taxpayers (and spouses), their children, or their grandchildren.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Independent 1
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Apr 24, 1991
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 21, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1113: Affordable Education for Americans Act. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1113/
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