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HR 6749 116th Congress House

American Opportunity Student Tax Relief Act of 2020

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 8, 2020 Introduced by: Doggett, Lloyd Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Taxation Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHigher educationIncome tax credits
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 8, 2020
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 Latest action May 8, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Opportunity Student Tax Relief Act of 2020

This bill increases the dollar amounts of the American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning tax credits for taxable years beginning in 2020 and increases the refundable portions of such credits. It also expands the tax exclusion for Pell Grants and makes such expanded exclusion retroactive to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019. The bill also allows a tax exclusion beginning in 2020 for any emergency financial aid grant amount received by a student in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 49
Cárdenas, Tony
· Oct 13, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Oct 13, 2020
D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 13, 2020
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 16, 2020
D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 16, 2020
D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jul 16, 2020
D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jul 16, 2020
D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jul 16, 2020
Blumenauer, Earl
· May 15, 2020
Butterfield, G. K.
· May 15, 2020
D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 8, 2020
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · May 8, 2020
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 8, 2020
D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · May 8, 2020
D
Chu, Judy
California · May 8, 2020
Cicilline, David
· May 8, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· May 8, 2020
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 8, 2020
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 8, 2020
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 8, 2020
Eshoo, Anna
· May 8, 2020
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 8, 2020
D
Green, Al
Texas · May 8, 2020
D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 8, 2020
Higgins, Brian
· May 8, 2020
D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 8, 2020
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 8, 2020
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · May 8, 2020
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 8, 2020
Lee, Barbara
· May 8, 2020
Lowenthal, Alan
· May 8, 2020
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· May 8, 2020
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 8, 2020
D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · May 8, 2020
Pascrell, Bill
· May 8, 2020
D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 8, 2020
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· May 8, 2020
RUSH, BOBBY
· May 8, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· May 8, 2020
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 8, 2020
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 8, 2020
D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 8, 2020
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · May 8, 2020
D
Swalwell, Eric
California · May 8, 2020
D
Takano, Mark
California · May 8, 2020
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 8, 2020
D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 8, 2020
D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · May 8, 2020
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 8, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6749: American Opportunity Student Tax Relief Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6749/
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"H.R. 6749: American Opportunity Student Tax Relief Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6749/.
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