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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: January 29, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jan 29, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 29, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E109)
Jan 29, 2003
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 January 29, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 12 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 29, 2003
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 5, 2003
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 9, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 29, 2003
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 29, 2003
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 18, 2003
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 13, 2003
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 4, 2003
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 4, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 4, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 4, 2003
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 13, 2003
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 29, 2003
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 29, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 442: 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.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-442/
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"H.R. 442: 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.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-442/.
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H.R. 442, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-442/.
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[H.R. 442: 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/108-HR-442/)
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