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HR 395 113th Congress House

Student Loan Employment Benefits Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts paid by an employer on an employee's student loans.

Introduced: January 23, 2013 See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee benefits and pensionsHigher educationIncome tax exclusionStudent aid and college costs
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 23, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action January 23, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Loan Employment Benefits Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an employee amounts paid by an employer under a student loan payment assistance program. Limits the amount of such exclusion to $5,000 in a taxable year.

Requires an employer student loan payment assistance program to be a separate written plan of an employer to provide employees with student loan payment assistance. Defines "student loan payment assistance" as the payment of principal or interest on any indebtedness incurred by an employee solely to pay qualified higher education expenses which are paid or incurred within a reasonable time before or after such indebtedness was incurred and are attributable to education furnished during a period in which such employee was a student eligible for federal financial assistance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 395: Student Loan Employment Benefits Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-395/
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"H.R. 395: Student Loan Employment Benefits Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-395/.
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H.R. 395, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-395/.
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