H.R. 4173
117th Congress
House
Tax-Free Pell Grant Act
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and for other purposes.
Taxation
Child care and developmentComputers and information technologyEducation of the disadvantagedEducational technology and distance education
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Higher educationIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusionStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula
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Became law
Jun 25, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 25, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Tax-Free Pell Grant Act
This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any amount received as a federal Pell Grant. It also expands the definition of qualified tuition and related expenses under the American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning tax credit to include computer or peripheral equipment (up to a maximum of $1,000), child and dependent care expenses, and course materials.
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Cosponsors
67
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DeSaulnier, Mark
Kilmer, Derek
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Khanna, Ro
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Peters, Scott H.
Lamb, Conor
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Sánchez, Linda T.
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Beyer, Donald S.
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Brown, Anthony
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Gallego, Ruben
McNerney, Jerry
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
O'Halleran, Tom
Perlmutter, Ed
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Donalds, Byron
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Newman, Marie
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Carter, Troy A.
D
Evans, Dwight
Jones, Mondaire
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Adams, Alma S.
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Butterfield, G. K.
Cartwright, Matt
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Castro, Joaquin
D
Chu, Judy
Cicilline, David
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
D
Cohen, Steve
D
Courtney, Joe
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Davis, Danny K.
Deutch, Theodore
D
Dingell, Debbie
D
Espaillat, Adriano
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
D
Garamendi, John
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
D
Green, Al
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Jayapal, Pramila
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
JOHNSON, EDDIE
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Kelly, Mike
LANGEVIN, JAMES
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Leger Fernandez, Teresa
Lowenthal, Alan
MALONEY, CAROLYN
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McGovern, James P.
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Mfume, Kweisi
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Nadler, Jerrold
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4173: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4173/
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