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HR 1518 109th Congress House

Family Friendly Employers Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include educational assistance provided to dependents of employees.

Introduced: September 8, 2005 See on congress.gov
Taxation CommerceEducationElementary and secondary educationEmployee benefit plans
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FamiliesHigher educationIncome taxLabor and EmploymentScholarshipsTax exclusion
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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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Apr 6, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 6, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 6, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Friendly Employers Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include assistance provided to dependents of an employee. Limits the annual amount of the exclusion for such dependents to $2,500.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
EHLERS, VERNON
· May 25, 2006
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 16, 2006
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Dec 6, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 8, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 8, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1518: Family Friendly Employers Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1518/
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"H.R. 1518: Family Friendly Employers Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1518/.
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H.R. 1518, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1518/.
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