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S 3008 114th Congress Senate

Student Tax Relief Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain discharges of student loan indebtedness.

Introduced: May 26, 2016 See on congress.gov
Taxation Higher educationIncome tax exclusionStudent aid and college costs
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May 26, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 26, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 26, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Tax Relief Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income the discharge of student loan debt after June 12, 2014, due to: (1) borrower defenses asserted pursuant to the Higher Education Act of 1965, or (2) an agreement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or any other federal agency in connection with the closure or other agency action relating to an educational institution.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3206 Related bill Student Tax Relief Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 14, 2016
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 26, 2016
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · May 26, 2016
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 26, 2016
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 26, 2016
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 26, 2016
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 26, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3008: Student Tax Relief Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3008/
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"S. 3008: Student Tax Relief Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3008/.
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S. 3008, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3008/.
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