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Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2005

Introduced: April 21, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 16, 2005
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jun 16, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 17, 2005
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent.
May 17, 2005
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 21, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization.
Apr 21, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 21, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of Federal employees student loan repayments by the Federal Government on behalf of such employees. Exempts such repayments from social security taxes.

Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to include in the annual report to Congress on student loan repayment benefits information identifying Federal agencies that have not provided such benefits.

What's happening now June 16, 2005

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Independent 1
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 21, 2005
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 21, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 21, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 21, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 21, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 21, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1765: Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1765/
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"H.R. 1765: Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1765/.
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H.R. 1765, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1765/.
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