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HR 1072 107th Congress House

Student Debt Relief Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for higher education loan interest payments.

Introduced: April 3, 2001 See on congress.gov
Taxation College costsCost of living adjustmentsEconomics and Public FinanceEducation
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Educational financeFinance and Financial SectorHigher educationIncome taxIndexing (Economic policy)InterestLabor and EmploymentPersonal income taxStudent loan fundsTax creditsVocational and technical education
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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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Mar 15, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 15, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 15, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Student Debt Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited credit for interest paid on any qualified higher education loan.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 23, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 3, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1072: Student Debt Relief Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1072/
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"H.R. 1072: Student Debt Relief Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1072/.
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H.R. 1072, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1072/.
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