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HR 538 107th Congress House

Higher Education Affordability Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for education.

Introduced: February 8, 2001 See on congress.gov
Taxation College costsCollegesEducationEducation savings accounts
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Educational financeFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorHigher educationIncome taxLabor and EmploymentLawPersonal income taxSiblingsTax exclusionTax penaltiesVocational and technical education
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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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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 8, 2001
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 Latest action February 8, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Higher Education Affordability Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from income distributions from qualified tuition programs used for qualifying higher education expenses.

Includes within the definition of "qualified State tuition program" programs maintained by eligible educational institutions.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
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Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 15, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 15, 2001
Burr, Richard
· Feb 8, 2001
COMBEST, LARRY
· Feb 8, 2001
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 8, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 538: Higher Education Affordability Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-538/
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