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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs, to restore such exclusion for graduate level courses, and to…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs, to restore such exclusion for graduate level courses, and to allow a deduction for interest on education loans.

Introduced: May 15, 1997 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) 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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Aug 5, 1997
See H.R.2014.
May 15, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 15, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to with respect to the income exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs to: (1) make such exclusion permanent; and (2) include graduate school assistance. Provides an income-based deduction for interest on qualified education loans incurred on behalf of a taxpayer or spouse (excludes dependents). Sets forth reporting requirements for persons in the business of receiving interest from such loans.

What's happening now August 5, 1997

See H.R.2014.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1632: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs, to restore such exclusion for graduate level courses, and to allow a deduction for interest on education loans.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1632/
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"H.R. 1632: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs, to restore such exclusion for graduate level courses, and to allow a deduction for interest on education loans.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1632/.
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H.R. 1632, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1632/.
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[H.R. 1632: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs, to restore such exclusion for graduate level courses, and to allow a deduction for interest on education loans.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1632/)
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