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H.R. 3437 113th Congress House

College Affordability Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to consolidate, with modifications, the Hope Scholarship Credit, the Lifetime Learning Credit, and the American Oppo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to consolidate, with modifications, the Hope Scholarship Credit, the Lifetime Learning Credit, and the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 30, 2013 See on congress.gov
Taxation Drug trafficking and controlled substancesGovernment information and archivesHigher educationIncome tax credits
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 30, 2013
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 Latest action October 30, 2013

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

College Affordability Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits with a new American Opportunity Tax Credit that allows: (1) a 100% income tax credit, up to $2,500 in a taxable year, of the qualified tuition and related expenses (i.e., tuition, fees, and course materials) of a student at an institution of higher education who is carrying at least one half of a normal full-time work load; (2) a life-time aggregate credit amount of up to $10,000; and (3) refundability of a portion of such credit. Denies such credit to students who are convicted of a federal or state felony offense involving the possession or distribution of a controlled substance.

Allows an exclusion from gross income of any amount received as a Federal Pell Grant.

Establishes programs for: (1) periodic payments to students as qualified expenses are incurred during the taxable year, and (2) informing the public of the availability of the American Opportunity Tax Credit.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 1738 American Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2013
  • HR 2253 Higher Education and Skills Obtainment Act
  • HR 3393 Student and Family Tax Simplification Act
  • HR 3476 Middle Class College Tuition Tax Credit Expansion Act
  • S 835 American Opportunity Tax Credit Permanence and Consolidation Act of 2013
  • S 1090 Higher Education and Skills Obtainment Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3437: College Affordability Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3437/
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