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HR 6486 115th Congress House

Workforce Development Through Post-Graduation Scholarships Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain post graduation scholarship grants from gross income in the same manner as qualified scholarships to promote economic growth.

Introduced: July 24, 2018 Introduced by: LaHood, Darin Republican · Illinois See on congress.gov
Taxation Economic developmentHigher educationIncome tax exclusionMedical education
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Student aid and college costsTax-exempt organizations
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 24, 2018
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Workforce Development Through Post-Graduation Scholarships Act of 2018

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude post-graduation scholarship grants from gross income in the same manner as scholarships are currently excluded.

A "post-graduation scholarship grant" is a grant provided by a program that: (1) is established by certain tax-exempt organizations; (2) is designed to encourage individuals to serve in occupations of unmet needs or in areas of unmet needs; and (3) under which, in accordance with the conditions of a grant, the organization repays any portion of an education loan incurred by an individual to pay higher education expenses.

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All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Sep 13, 2018
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 24, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6486: Workforce Development Through Post-Graduation Scholarships Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6486/
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"H.R. 6486: Workforce Development Through Post-Graduation Scholarships Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6486/.
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