Protect Vulnerable Students from Surprise Tax Bills Act
Latest action · May 8, 2020 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 8, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect Vulnerable Students from Surprise Tax Bills Act
This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any qualified emergency financial aid grant. A qualified emergency financial aid grant is any amount received by a degree candidate at an institution of higher education for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 8, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 8, 2020Introduced in House
- May 8, 2020Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 87, May 8, 2020, page H1986.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the CARES Act to exclude from gross income emergency financial aid grants to students, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protect Vulnerable Students from Surprise Tax Bills Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 2020Introduced in House
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