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HR 2877 104th Congress House Taxation College costs Education Finance and Financial Sector Higher education Income tax Interest Student loan funds Tax deductions

Higher Education Tax Relief Act of 1996

Introduced: January 24, 1996 See on congress.gov
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Jan 24, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 24, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Higher Education Tax Relief Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction for the sum of qualified higher education expenses and interest on qualified higher education loans. Provides limitations on both amounts. Allows such deduction in computing adjusted gross income.

What's happening now January 24, 1996

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 242 Identical bill Higher Education Tax Relief Act of 1995
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 27, 1996
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 10, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2877: Higher Education Tax Relief Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2877/
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"H.R. 2877: Higher Education Tax Relief Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2877/.
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H.R. 2877, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2877/.
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