HR 6179 112th Congress House Taxation Family relationships Higher education Income tax credits Poverty and welfare assistance Student aid and college costs

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 1 year the American Opportunity Tax Credit and the disregard of tax refunds for purposes of Federal, and federally-assisted, programs.

Introduced: July 24, 2012 Introduced by: Doggett, Lloyd Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov

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Jul 24, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Jul 24, 2012

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2013: (1) the increase in the Hope Scholarship tax credit (American Opportunity Tax Credit), and (2) the disregard of tax refunds for purposes of determining eligibility for means tested federal programs.

What's happening now July 24, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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