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S. 3296 118th Congress Senate

Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and modify employer educational assistance programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 14, 2023 Introduced by: Margaret Wood Hassan Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 14, 2023
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 Latest action November 14, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act 

This bill increases to $12,000 in 2024-2025, the exclusion from employee gross income, for income tax purposes, of employer-paid educational assistance programs. 

The bill also expands the exclusion to include amounts paid for education-related tools and technology (e.g., hand tools, computers, software, licensure fees). 

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6401 Identical bill Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Nov 14, 2023
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Nov 14, 2023
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Nov 14, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3296: Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3296/
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