HR 5044 112th Congress House Taxation Disability and paralysis Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Income tax exclusion Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act

Introduced: April 27, 2012 Introduced by: DesJarlais, Scott Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 20, 2012

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sep 19, 2012

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 0 (Roll no. 585). (text: CR H6101-6102)

Sep 19, 2012

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6119-6120)

Sep 19, 2012

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Sep 19, 2012

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5044.

Sep 19, 2012

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6101-6104)

Sep 19, 2012

Mr. Johnson, Sam moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Sep 19, 2012

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

May 2, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade .

Apr 27, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Apr 27, 2012

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Sep 19, 2012	House · vote #585	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Passed	400–0	See who voted →

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from the gross income of any cosigner of a student loan of a veteran who died as a result of a service-connected disability any amount attributable to the discharge of the indebtedness on such loan, and (2) subject accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund to a federal tax levy.

Provides that any potential revenue gain from the enactment of this Act shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and shall be used solely for deficit reduction.

What's happening now September 20, 2012

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Trade Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Finance Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 18

Louisiana · May 10, 2012

Black, Diane

· Apr 27, 2012

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Apr 27, 2012

Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"

Tennessee · Apr 27, 2012

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