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HR 3127 105th Congress House

Higher Education Reporting Relief Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the information reporting requirement relating to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits impos… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the information reporting requirement relating to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits imposed on educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses.

Introduced: March 9, 1998 See on congress.gov
Taxation Business income taxCollege costsCollege studentsColleges
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CommerceEducationEmployee benefit plansGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkHigher educationIdentification devicesIncome taxLabor and EmploymentPersonal income taxScholarshipsTax returnsTax-exempt organizationsTuition tax creditsVocational and technical education
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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 28, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 28, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 28, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Higher Education Reporting Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the higher education tuition information return requirement for educational institutions and certain related businesses; and (2) require certain institution-identifying information to be provided by the taxpayer in order to claim the tuition credit.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1724 Identical bill Higher Education Reporting Relief Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 3 Republican 2
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Jun 23, 1998
DOOLEY, CAL
· May 21, 1998
KLECZKA, GERALD
· May 4, 1998
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· May 4, 1998
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 21, 1998
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Mar 23, 1998
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 23, 1998
BUYER, STEPHEN
· Mar 16, 1998
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 16, 1998
COMBEST, LARRY
· Mar 9, 1998
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 1998
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 3, 1998
TURNER, JIM
· Mar 3, 1998
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 24, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3127: Higher Education Reporting Relief Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3127/
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"H.R. 3127: Higher Education Reporting Relief Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3127/.
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H.R. 3127, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3127/.
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