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HR 2378 115th Congress House

Save for Success Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the American opportunity tax credit to support college savings.

Introduced: May 4, 2017 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
Taxation Bank accounts, deposits, capitalHigher educationIncome tax creditsStudent aid and college costs
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May 4, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 4, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 4, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save for Success Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the American Opportunity Tax Credit for qualified tuition and related expenses, to: (1) permit up to $250 of the credit per year to be used for college savings contributions that are taken into account before tuition and fees, (2) direct the Departments of the Treasury and Education to jointly establish a pilot program to make periodic payments of the credit as educational expenses for a student are incurred during the taxable year, and (3) direct Treasury to establish a taxpayer awareness program to inform the public of the availability of the credit.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 8, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 4, 2017
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 4, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· May 4, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 4, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2378: Save for Success Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2378/
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"H.R. 2378: Save for Success Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2378/.
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H.R. 2378, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2378/.
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