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HR 655 116th Congress House

Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for employers providing student loan payment assistance for employees.

Introduced: September 17, 2019 Introduced by: Brownley, Julia Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee benefits and pensionsIncome tax creditsSmall businessStudent aid and college costs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Jan 28, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1234)
Jan 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2019

This bill allows a business-related tax credit for an employer's payments for employees under a student loan repayment program. The credit is equal to 10% of the amounts that an employer pays on behalf of any employee under a program and is refundable for certain small businesses and tax-exempt organizations. The payments for an employee may not exceed $500 per month.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 20, 2019
Luria, Elaine
· Oct 21, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Aug 2, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 18, 2019
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Apr 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 655: Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-655/
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"H.R. 655: Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-655/.
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H.R. 655, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-655/.
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