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H.R. 4438 116th Congress House

Don’t Tax Higher Education Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on investment income of private colleges and universities.

Introduced: September 20, 2019 Introduced by: Brendan F. Boyle Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Taxation Financial services and investmentsHigher educationSales and excise taxesTax-exempt organizations
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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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Sep 20, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 20, 2019
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 Latest action September 20, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Don't Tax Higher Education Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on the net investment income of certain private colleges and universities.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2832 Reintroduced Bill Don’t Tax Higher Education Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 9 Republican 1
Cartwright, Matt
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jun 1, 2020
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 1, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 28, 2020
Ruppersberger, C.
· Feb 12, 2020
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 12, 2020
Trone, David
· Dec 18, 2019
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Dec 12, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Dec 10, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Dec 5, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Nov 19, 2019
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Nov 15, 2019
Olson, Pete
· Nov 15, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 31, 2019
Brindisi, Anthony
· Oct 18, 2019
COOPER, JAMES
· Sep 24, 2019
Eshoo, Anna
· Sep 24, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 24, 2019
Byrne, Bradley
· Sep 20, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4438: Don’t Tax Higher Education Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4438/
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"H.R. 4438: Don’t Tax Higher Education Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4438/.
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H.R. 4438, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4438/.
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