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HR 108 115th Congress House

Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for employers providing student loan payment assistance for employees.

Introduced: January 3, 2017 Introduced by: Brownley, Julia Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee benefits and pensionsIncome tax creditsSmall businessStudent aid and college costs
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 2017
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 Latest action January 3, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for an employer's payments for employees under a student loan repayment program. The credit is equal to 10% of the amounts that an employer pays on behalf of any employee under a program and is refundable for certain small businesses and tax-exempt organizations. The payments for an employee may not exceed $500 per month.

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Vargas, Juan
California · May 17, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 108: Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-108/
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"H.R. 108: Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-108/.
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H.R. 108, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-108/.
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