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HR 2492 111th Congress House Taxation Higher education Income tax exclusion Student aid and college costs

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based.

Introduced: May 19, 2009 See on congress.gov
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May 19, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 19, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income discharges of student loan indebtedness based on repayments which are income contingent or income based.

What's happening now May 19, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Nov 15, 2010
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 29, 2010
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jan 21, 2010
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 13, 2010
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Dec 2, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 24, 2009
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 31, 2009
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 16, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 19, 2009
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 19, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2492: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2492/
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"H.R. 2492: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2492/.
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H.R. 2492, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2492/.
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