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HR 3098 116th Congress House Taxation Higher education Income tax deductions Interest, dividends, interest rates Student aid and college costs

Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2019

Introduced: October 4, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jun 4, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 4, 2019
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Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2019

This bill modifies the tax deduction for student loan interest to (1) increase the maximum deduction for interest paid on any qualified education loan to $5,000 ($10,000 for married couples filing a joint tax return), and (2) repeal the limitation on the deduction based upon modified adjusted gross income.

What's happening now June 4, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 16
D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 21, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 11, 2019
DOYLE, MIKE
· Oct 4, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 20, 2019
KIND, RON
· Jun 28, 2019
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Jun 27, 2019
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 4, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jun 4, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 4, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· Jun 4, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 4, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3098: Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3098/
MLA
"H.R. 3098: Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3098/.
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H.R. 3098, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3098/.
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[H.R. 3098: Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3098/)
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