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HR 8748 116th Congress House Education Disability and paralysis Higher education Income tax exclusion Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' pensions and compensation

HONOR Our Veterans’ Sacrifice Act

Introduced: November 12, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Nov 12, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Nov 12, 2020
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Honor Our Nation's Oath to Remember Our Veterans' Sacrifice Act or the HONOR Our Veterans' Sacrifice Act

This bill excludes veterans' noneducation benefits (e.g., disability, death pension, dependency, and indemnity compensation) and veterans' education benefits from consideration as untaxed income and benefits in the need analysis formula. The need analysis formula is used to calculate the expected family contribution for federal student aid applicants.

What's happening now November 12, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4478 Related bill Simple FAFSA Act of 2019
  • HR 4674 Related bill College Affordability Act
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Nov 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8748: HONOR Our Veterans’ Sacrifice Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8748/
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"H.R. 8748: HONOR Our Veterans’ Sacrifice Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8748/.
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H.R. 8748, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8748/.
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