HR 1056 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2003

Introduced Mar 4, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Tom Davis R-VA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 4, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 4, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Social Security Act to exclude: (1) from the gross income of a Federal employee amounts the Federal Government repays on the employee's student loans; and (2) such payments from counting as wages for the calculation of Social Security taxes.

Cosponsors 35

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 4, 2003 to Nov 18, 2003; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-MABarney FrankOriginalMar 4, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMar 4, 2003
R-INDan BurtonOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalMar 4, 2003
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalMar 4, 2003
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalMar 4, 2003
R-NELee TerryOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalMar 4, 2003
R-KYRon LewisOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-CASam FarrOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-OHTim RyanOriginalMar 4, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeMar 6, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMar 6, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerMar 6, 2003
D-AZEd PastorMar 25, 2003
R-FLAdam H. PutnamApr 8, 2003
D-MEMichael H. MichaudApr 8, 2003
D-NYTimothy H. BishopApr 8, 2003
R-VAJo Ann DavisMay 6, 2003
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinNov 18, 2003

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Mar 4, 2003

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 4, 2003Introduced in House
  2. Mar 4, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 512Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2003Identical billMar 4, 2003

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment programs.
Short Titles as Introduced
Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2003

Subjects

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Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 4, 2003Introduced in House

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