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S 1412 106th Congress Senate

Higher Education Reporting Relief Act of 1999

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the reporting requirements regarding higher education tuition and related expenses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 22, 1999 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
Taxation Administrative procedureCollege costsCollegesComputer matching
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Computers and governmentDepartment of the TreasuryEducationGovernment Operations and PoliticsHigher educationIdentification devicesIncome taxLabor and EmploymentLawPersonal income taxScience, Technology, CommunicationsTax administrationTax returnsVocational and technical education
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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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Jul 22, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 22, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9073)
Jul 22, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 22, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Higher Education Reporting Relief Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from imposing additional tuition-related reporting requirements on institutions of higher education prior to 2002.

Directs the Secretary to modernize the Internal Revenue Service computers by January 1, 2003, in order to match individual taxpayer information numbers with any person claiming such individual as a dependent.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1412: Higher Education Reporting Relief Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1412/
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"S. 1412: Higher Education Reporting Relief Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1412/.
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S. 1412, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1412/.
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