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HR 509 114th Congress House

Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest.

Introduced: March 19, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation Higher educationIncome tax deductionsInterest, dividends, interest ratesStudent aid and college costs
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Jan 22, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 22, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 22, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the maximum tax deduction for interest paid on any qualified education loan to $5,000 ($10,000 for married couples filing a joint tax return), and (2) repeal the limitation on such deduction based upon modified adjusted gross income.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 23
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Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 27, 2016
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Brownley, Julia
California · Apr 20, 2016
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 21, 2015
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Apr 13, 2015
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 25, 2015
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 19, 2015
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 19, 2015
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Mar 16, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 13, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 10, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 10, 2015
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 30, 2015
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 27, 2015
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jan 22, 2015
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Green, Al
Texas · Jan 22, 2015
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jan 22, 2015
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jan 22, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 22, 2015
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jan 22, 2015
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 22, 2015
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jan 22, 2015
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Vargas, Juan
California · Jan 22, 2015
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 22, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 509: Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-509/
MLA
"H.R. 509: Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-509/.
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H.R. 509, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-509/.
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[H.R. 509: Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2015](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-509/)
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