HR 1765 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2005

Introduced Apr 21, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Tom Davis R-VA

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Latest action · Jun 16, 2005 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedApr 21, 2005
  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 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of Federal employees student loan repayments by the Federal Government on behalf of such employees. Exempts such repayments from social security taxes.

Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to include in the annual report to Congress on student loan repayment benefits information identifying Federal agencies that have not provided such benefits.

Cosponsors 34

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 21, 2005 to Jun 13, 2005; 33 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAdam H. PutnamOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-MABarney FrankOriginalApr 21, 2005
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalApr 21, 2005
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-VAJo Ann DavisOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalApr 21, 2005
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-NVJon C. PorterOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-LARodney AlexanderOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-KYRon LewisOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-CASam FarrOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyJun 13, 2005

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Apr 21, 2005
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Apr 21, 2005Markup Jun 16, 2005
Information Technology Subcommittee
Referred Apr 21, 2005Markup May 17, 2005Reported May 17, 2005

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 16, 2005Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  2. Jun 16, 2005Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  3. May 17, 2005Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. May 17, 2005Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Apr 21, 2005Introduced in House
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Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Sep 12, 2005H.R. 1765, Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on June 16, 2005</p>
  2. Sep 12, 2005H.R. 1765, Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on June 16, 2005

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 109-51MEMBER PROPOSALS ON TAX ISSUES INTRODUCED IN THE 109TH CONGRESS146 pagesWays and Means CommitteeNov 16, 2005
Serial No. 109-47QUESTION: WHAT IS MORE SCRAMBLED THAN AN EGG? ANSWER: THE FEDERAL FOOD INSPECTION SYSTEM129 pagesOversight and Government Reform CommitteeMay 17, 2005

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, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2005

Subjects

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Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 21, 2005Introduced in House

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