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HR 1194 116th Congress House Taxation Employee benefits and pensions Higher education Income tax deductions Student aid and college costs

Graduate Student Savings Act of 2019

Introduced: February 13, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Feb 13, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced in House
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Graduate Student Savings Act of 2019

This bill allows 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 February 13, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1007 Related bill Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019
  • HR 1084 Related bill Family Savings Act of 2019
  • S 448 Identical bill Graduate Student Savings Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6 Republican 2
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 19, 2019
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Oct 28, 2019
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 4, 2019
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Harder, Josh
California · Oct 4, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 4, 2019
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Oct 1, 2019
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Feb 13, 2019
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1194: Graduate Student Savings Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1194/
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"H.R. 1194: Graduate Student Savings Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1194/.
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H.R. 1194, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1194/.
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