HR 823 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Expand American Educational Opportunity Act of 2017

Introduced Feb 2, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Lloyd Doggett D-TX

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Latest action · Feb 2, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 2, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Expand American Educational Opportunity Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits with a modified American Opportunity Tax Credit that: (1) allows an income tax credit of up to $2,500 of the qualified tuition and related expenses of a student who is carrying at least one half of a normal course load, (2) allows a lifetime dollar limitation for the credit of $15,000 for all taxable years, and (3) increases the refundable portion of the credit to a maximum of $1,500. The bill allows an exclusion from gross income of any amount received as a Federal Pell Grant.

Cosponsors 114

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2017 to Jul 26, 2018; 76 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-HIColleen HanabusaOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-WADenny HeckOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-NVDina TitusOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-NYGrace MengOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-TXHenry CuellarOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-WIMark PocanOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-WIRon KindOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-CATed LieuOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-OHTim RyanOriginalFeb 2, 2017
D-MEChellie PingreeFeb 7, 2017
D-CALinda T. SánchezFeb 15, 2017
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaFeb 15, 2017
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánMar 1, 2017
D-CARaul RuizMar 1, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinMar 16, 2017
D-MASeth MoultonMar 16, 2017
D-TXAl GreenApr 28, 2017
D-NMBen Ray LujánApr 28, 2017
D-MIDebbie DingellApr 28, 2017
D-WADerek KilmerApr 28, 2017
D-CADoris O. MatsuiApr 28, 2017
D-TXFilemon VelaApr 28, 2017
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezApr 28, 2017
D-CAAnna G. EshooMay 19, 2017
D-NYEliot L. EngelMay 19, 2017
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.Jul 20, 2017
D-CAMaxine WatersJul 20, 2017
D-ALTerri A. SewellJul 20, 2017
D-CAJackie SpeierJul 28, 2017
D-PADwight EvansSep 8, 2017
D-GAJohn LewisSep 8, 2017
D-NYPaul TonkoSep 8, 2017
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeSep 8, 2017
D-CODiana DeGetteNov 28, 2017
D-NJDonald NorcrossNov 28, 2017
D-OHJoyce BeattyNov 28, 2017
D-WAPramila JayapalNov 28, 2017
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalJan 20, 2018
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJan 20, 2018
D-MANiki TsongasJan 20, 2018
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiJan 20, 2018
D-NHAnn M. KusterMar 15, 2018
D-ILBill FosterMar 15, 2018
D-FLDarren SotoJun 15, 2018
D-CAJimmy GomezJun 15, 2018
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoJun 15, 2018
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciJul 26, 2018

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 Feb 2, 2017

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 2, 2017Introduced in House
  2. Feb 2, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article One, Section 8 and the 16th Amendment of the Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 18, February 2, 2017, page H945.

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 extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Expand American Educational Opportunity Act of 2017

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 2, 2017Introduced in House

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