S 2827
113th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Afghanistan
Asia
Conflicts and wars
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Make Student Grants Truly Tax-Free Act
Introduced: September 16, 2014
Introduced by:
Blumenthal, Richard
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 16, 2014
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Make Student Grants Truly Tax-Free Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax exclusion for scholarships to include amounts received: (1) through a scholarship or fellowship grant program administered by the Secretary of Education that is based on financial need, including a Federal Pell Grant, and (2) as an Iraq and Afghanistan Service grant under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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