HR 500
115th Congress
House
Taxation
Disability and paralysis
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act
Introduced: January 12, 2017
Introduced by:
DesJarlais, Scott
Republican
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 12, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Tax Relief for our Nation's Heroes Act or the Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any amount attributable to the discharge of student loan indebtedness of a veteran who served on active duty and: (1) is deceased as a result of a service-connected death or disability, or (2) has a service-connected disability that the Department of Veterans Affairs has rated as total.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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