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HR 6179 112th Congress House

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
Taxation Family relationshipsHigher educationIncome tax creditsPoverty and welfare assistanceStudent aid and college costs
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Jul 24, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 24, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 24, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 6
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Sep 21, 2012
BECERRA, XAVIER
· Jul 24, 2012
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· Jul 24, 2012
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jul 24, 2012
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Jul 24, 2012
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 24, 2012
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 24, 2012
GONZALEZ, CHARLES
· Jul 24, 2012
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 24, 2012
GREEN, GENE
· Jul 24, 2012
HINOJOSA, RUBEN
· Jul 24, 2012
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jul 24, 2012
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jul 24, 2012
KIND, RON
· Jul 24, 2012
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 24, 2012
LEVIN, SANDER
· Jul 24, 2012
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jul 24, 2012
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Jul 24, 2012
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 24, 2012
Pascrell, Bill
· Jul 24, 2012
RANGEL, CHARLES
· Jul 24, 2012
STARK, PETE
· Jul 24, 2012
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 24, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6179: 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.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6179/
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"H.R. 6179: 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.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6179/.
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H.R. 6179, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6179/.
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