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HR 1581 114th Congress House

VETS Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans.

Introduced: June 18, 2015 Introduced by: Gallego, Ruben Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov
Taxation Disability and paralysisHigher educationIncome tax exclusionStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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Mar 24, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 24, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1856)
Mar 24, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 24, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Education Tax Security Act of 2015 or the VETS Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of a veteran with a service-connected disability rated as total, or from the gross income of a parent or cosigner of a deceased veteran, income imputed from the discharge of student loan amounts under the Higher Education Act of 1965.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 7 Republican 6
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jun 8, 2016
McSally, Martha
· Feb 4, 2016
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Feb 4, 2016
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jul 29, 2015
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Jun 18, 2015
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 18, 2015
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jun 18, 2015
Knight, Stephen
· Jun 18, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jun 18, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· Jun 18, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 18, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 18, 2015
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jun 18, 2015
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jun 18, 2015
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 18, 2015
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Mar 24, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1581: VETS Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1581/
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"H.R. 1581: VETS Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1581/.
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H.R. 1581, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1581/.
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