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S 1379 115th Congress Senate Taxation Employee benefits and pensions Higher education Income tax deductions Student aid and college costs

Graduate Student Savings Act of 2017

Introduced: June 19, 2017 Introduced by: Warren, Elizabeth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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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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Jun 19, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 19, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Graduate Student Savings Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow funds paid to an individual to aid in the pursuit of graduate or postdoctoral study or research to be saved in an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). The bill permits the funds to be considered compensation for purposes of current law provisions that limit annual deductible IRA contributions to the lesser of: (1) the deductible amount permitted under current law, or (2) the compensation includible in the individual's gross income for the year.

What's happening now June 19, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 6757 Related bill Family Savings Act of 2018
  • S 2526 Related bill Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018
  • HR 3136 Related bill Graduate Student Savings Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jun 19, 2017
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jun 19, 2017
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 19, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1379: Graduate Student Savings Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1379/
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