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WEST Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-936| Senate 
| Updated: 3/11/2025
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill proposes to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by imposing a new 6 percent excise tax on the large endowments of certain private colleges and universities. This tax would apply to the aggregate fair market value of assets held by these institutions for their first taxable year beginning in 2025, based on asset values from the preceding year. Specifically, the tax targets non-religious institutions with endowments valued at $11.9 billion or more , excluding assets directly used for their exempt purpose. A separate threshold of $10.5 billion applies to institutions operating a college on behalf of a State under specific agreements. This measure aims to tax a select group of educational institutions with substantial financial holdings.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3465
WEST Act of 2023
Feb 11, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1206
Introduced in House
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 11, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3465
    WEST Act of 2023


  • February 11, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1206
    Introduced in House


  • March 11, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 11, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

WEST Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-936| Senate 
| Updated: 3/11/2025
This bill proposes to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by imposing a new 6 percent excise tax on the large endowments of certain private colleges and universities. This tax would apply to the aggregate fair market value of assets held by these institutions for their first taxable year beginning in 2025, based on asset values from the preceding year. Specifically, the tax targets non-religious institutions with endowments valued at $11.9 billion or more , excluding assets directly used for their exempt purpose. A separate threshold of $10.5 billion applies to institutions operating a college on behalf of a State under specific agreements. This measure aims to tax a select group of educational institutions with substantial financial holdings.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3465
WEST Act of 2023
Feb 11, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1206
Introduced in House
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 11, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3465
    WEST Act of 2023


  • February 11, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1206
    Introduced in House


  • March 11, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 11, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Finance Committee

Taxation

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted