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HR 1856 102th Congress House Taxation Colleges Finance and Financial Sector Income tax Professional education Student loan funds Tax exclusion

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the discharge, or repayment, of student loans of students who agree to perform services in certain professions.

Introduced: April 17, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Apr 17, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 17, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend discharge of indebtedness provisions to loan cancellation programs of banks and institutions of higher education. Includes under such program loans made to students by institutions of higher education to repay other loans. Permits the institution to repay such other loans.

What's happening now April 17, 1991

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 20, 1992
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 26, 1991
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 12, 1991
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 16, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1856: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the discharge, or repayment, of student loans of students who agree to perform services in certain professions.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1856/
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"H.R. 1856: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the discharge, or repayment, of student loans of students who agree to perform services in certain professions.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1856/.
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H.R. 1856, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1856/.
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