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HR 5508 113th Congress House

Student Loan Interest Deduction Fairness Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty in the dollar limitation on the student loan interest deduction.

Introduced: September 18, 2014 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Taxation Higher educationIncome tax deductionsInterest, dividends, interest ratesMarriage and family status
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Student aid and college costsTax treatment of families
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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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Sep 17, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action September 17, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Loan Interest Deduction Fairness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the dollar limitation for the tax deduction for education loan interest to $5,000 in a taxable year for married couples filing joint tax returns (thus eliminating the tax effect known as the marriage penalty).

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 14, 2014
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 18, 2014
Loebsack, David
· Sep 18, 2014
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 18, 2014
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Sep 17, 2014
MORAN, JAMES
· Sep 17, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5508: Student Loan Interest Deduction Fairness Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5508/
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