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HR 5220 115th Congress House

Don't Tax Higher Education Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on investment income of private colleges and universities.

Introduced: April 25, 2018 See on congress.gov
Taxation Financial services and investmentsHigher educationSales and excise taxesTax-exempt organizations
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 8, 2018
Introduced in House
Mar 8, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action March 8, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Don't Tax Higher Education Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 1.4% excise tax on the net investment income of certain private colleges and universities.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Poe, Ted
· Sep 17, 2018
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 26, 2018
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Jun 7, 2018
Lance, Leonard
· Jun 6, 2018
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· May 21, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 8, 2018
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 25, 2018
SMITH, LAMAR
· Apr 17, 2018
Byrne, Bradley
· Mar 8, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5220: Don't Tax Higher Education Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5220/
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"H.R. 5220: Don't Tax Higher Education Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5220/.
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H.R. 5220, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5220/.
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