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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 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 12, 2017
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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 January 12, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 1 Republican 6
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 22, 2018
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Issa, Darrell
California · May 18, 2017
Knight, Stephen
· Jan 31, 2017
Black, Diane
· Jan 12, 2017
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 12, 2017
Brat, Dave
· Jan 12, 2017
Brooks, Susan
· Jan 12, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 12, 2017
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Jan 12, 2017
 R
Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Jan 12, 2017
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Jan 12, 2017
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Jan 12, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 500: Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-500/
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"H.R. 500: Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-500/.
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H.R. 500, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-500/.
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