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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to cover fees, books, supplies, and equipment and to exempt Federal Pell Grants and Federal supplemental educational…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to cover fees, books, supplies, and equipment and to exempt Federal Pell Grants and Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants from reducing expenses taken into account for the Hope Scholarship Credit.

Introduced: June 19, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Jun 19, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 19, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3232)
Jun 19, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code respecting the Hope Scholarship Credit to: (1) extend coverage to fees, books, supplies, and equipment, and exempt such expenses from information reporting requirements; and (2) not reduce such Credit by Federal Pell Grant and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant amounts.
What's happening now June 19, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 11, 2002
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 18, 2002
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 1, 2002
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 7, 2002
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 26, 2002
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 16, 2001
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 19, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2219: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to cover fees, books, supplies, and equipment and to exempt Federal Pell Grants and Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants from reducing expenses taken into account for the Hope Scholarship Credit.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2219/
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"H.R. 2219: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to cover fees, books, supplies, and equipment and to exempt Federal Pell Grants and Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants from reducing expenses taken into account for the Hope Scholarship Credit.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2219/.
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H.R. 2219, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2219/.
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[H.R. 2219: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to cover fees, books, supplies, and equipment and to exempt Federal Pell Grants and Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants from reducing expenses taken into account for the Hope Scholarship Credit.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2219/)
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