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HR 5719 112th Congress House

Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2012

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest.

Introduced: May 31, 2012 See on congress.gov
Taxation Higher educationIncome tax deductionsInterest, dividends, interest ratesStudent aid and college costs
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May 10, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 10, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 10, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the maximum tax deduction for interest paid on any qualified education loan to $5,000 ($10,000 for married couples filing a joint tax return), and (2) repeal the limitation on such deduction based upon modified adjusted gross income. Makes permanent the elimination of the five-year limitation on such tax deduction.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4
KUCINICH, DENNIS
· Jun 28, 2012
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 31, 2012
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 16, 2012
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· May 10, 2012
Gerlach, Jim
· May 10, 2012
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 10, 2012
LEWIS, JOHN
· May 10, 2012
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 10, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5719: Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5719/
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"H.R. 5719: Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5719/.
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H.R. 5719, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5719/.
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