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HR 213 105th Congress House

Individual Training Account Act of 1997

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for contributions to an individual training account.

Introduced: January 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
Taxation EducationExcise taxFines (Penalties)Government Operations and Politics
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Government paperworkHigher educationIncome taxLabor and EmploymentLawOccupational retrainingPersonal income taxRelocation of employeesTax deductionsTax exclusionTax exemptionTax penaltiesTrusts and trusteesVocational and technical education
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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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Jan 7, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 7, 1997
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 Latest action January 7, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Individual Training Account Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual a deduction for amounts paid yearly into an individual training account for the benefit of such individual. Describes such account as one to pay the expenses of job training and job-related relocation.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 20, 1997
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 4, 1997
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 4, 1997
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jan 9, 1997
FROST, MARTIN
· Jan 7, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 213: Individual Training Account Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-213/
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"H.R. 213: Individual Training Account Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-213/.
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H.R. 213, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-213/.
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