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S 3081 117th Congress Senate Taxation

Tax Free Education Act of 2021

Introduced: October 27, 2021 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Tax Free Education Act of 2021

This bill permits tax-free distributions of up to $5,250 from 401(k) plans for qualified higher and elementary and secondary education expenses and penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) for student loan expenses.

The bill also excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, distributions up to $5,250 from employer-sponsored student loan and tuition payment plans. It repeals the limitation on the deduction of interest on student loans and increases from $15,000 to $25,000 (adjusted for inflation) the maximum contribution amounts for certain tax-preferred retirement plans.

The bill allows employees an election to treat contributions to a 401(k) plan as Roth contributions (thus exempting withdrawals from such plans from tax at retirement).

Finally, the bill allows individual taxpayers a new tax deduction for their qualified higher and elementary and secondary education expenses.

What's happening now October 27, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3081: Tax Free Education Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3081/
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"S. 3081: Tax Free Education Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3081/.
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