To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based.
Latest action · May 19, 2009 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.
- IntroducedMay 19, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income discharges of student loan indebtedness based on repayments which are income contingent or income based.
Cosponsors 47
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 19, 2009 to Nov 15, 2010; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | May 19, 2009 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | May 19, 2009 |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Original | May 19, 2009 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | May 19, 2009 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | May 19, 2009 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 16, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jul 22, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jul 22, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jul 28, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 24, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Nov 6, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Dec 8, 2009 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jan 21, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Daniel B. Maffei | Feb 24, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Feb 26, 2010 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Jun 10, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 29, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Sep 14, 2010 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Nov 15, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 19, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2009Introduced in House
- May 19, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Titles 1
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 discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2009Introduced in House
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