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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance and to expand the availability of the student loan interest deduction.

USA115th CongressHR-2551| House 
| Updated: 5/19/2017
Steve Stivers

Steve Stivers

Republican Representative

Ohio

Cosponsors (1)
Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Student Loan Debt Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of student loan payments, to: (1) expand the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs to include an employer's payment of any qualified education loan incurred by an employee; (2) increase the maximum amount that may be excluded from the gross income of an employee under employer-provided educational assistance programs; and (3) increase the maximum deduction and the income limitation for the deduction for interest on education loans.
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Timeline
May 19, 2017
Introduced in House
May 19, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • May 19, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 19, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-795: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans.
Employee benefits and pensionsHigher educationIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionInterest, dividends, interest ratesStudent aid and college costs

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance and to expand the availability of the student loan interest deduction.

USA115th CongressHR-2551| House 
| Updated: 5/19/2017
Student Loan Debt Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of student loan payments, to: (1) expand the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs to include an employer's payment of any qualified education loan incurred by an employee; (2) increase the maximum amount that may be excluded from the gross income of an employee under employer-provided educational assistance programs; and (3) increase the maximum deduction and the income limitation for the deduction for interest on education loans.
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Timeline
May 19, 2017
Introduced in House
May 19, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • May 19, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 19, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Steve Stivers

Steve Stivers

Republican Representative

Ohio

Cosponsors (1)
Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-795: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Employee benefits and pensionsHigher educationIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionInterest, dividends, interest ratesStudent aid and college costs