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HR 5730 114th Congress House

Fair Treatment of Scholarships Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude room and board costs and certain research expenses from gross income of certain students.

Introduced: July 12, 2016 See on congress.gov
Taxation Higher educationIncome tax exclusionInflation and pricesResearch administration and fundingStudent aid and college costs
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 12, 2016
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 Latest action July 12, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Treatment of Scholarships Act of 2016

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the provision which excludes from the gross income of a student any amount that is received as a qualified scholarship used for qualified tuition and related expenses.

The bill expands the exclusion to: (1) permit the scholarship to be used for room and board costs for which there is an allowance under the Higher Education Act of 1965; and (2) to specify that "qualified tuition and related expenses" include fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for research at the educational organization.

The amount included in qualified tuition and related expenses for research not required for a course of instruction may not exceed $300 per year, adjusted for inflation after 2016.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
Poliquin, Bruce
· Sep 26, 2016
McSally, Martha
· Sep 7, 2016
Hurd, Will
· Jul 12, 2016
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jul 12, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5730: Fair Treatment of Scholarships Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5730/
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