HR 1842 116th Congress House Taxation Higher education Income tax exclusion Student aid and college costs

GAP Act

Introduced: March 21, 2019 See on congress.gov

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Mar 21, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Mar 21, 2019

Introduced in House

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Graduate Assistants Parity Act or the GAP Act

This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to allow all graduate students who are employees of educational organizations to exclude tuition reductions from gross income. (Under current law, the exclusion for graduate students is limited to teaching and research assistants.)

What's happening now March 21, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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