HR 4173 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Tax-Free Pell Grant Act

Introduced Jun 25, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Lloyd Doggett D-TX

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Latest action · Jun 25, 2021 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. IntroducedJun 25, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Tax-Free Pell Grant Act

This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any amount received as a federal Pell Grant. It also expands the definition of qualified tuition and related expenses under the American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning tax credit to include computer or peripheral equipment (up to a maximum of $1,000), child and dependent care expenses, and course materials.

Cosponsors 80

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2021 to Dec 2, 2022; 52 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-TXAl GreenOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJun 25, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-TXColin Z. AllredOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-GADavid ScottOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-TXFilemon VelaOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJun 25, 2021
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 25, 2021
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-MDKweisi MfumeOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalJun 25, 2021
R-PAMike KellyOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJun 25, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-NMTeresa Leger FernandezOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJun 25, 2021
D-PADwight EvansJun 30, 2021
D-NYMondaire JonesJun 30, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJun 30, 2021
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeJun 30, 2021
D-LATroy A. CarterJun 30, 2021
R-FLByron DonaldsJul 20, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerJul 20, 2021
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoJul 20, 2021
D-ILMarie NewmanJul 20, 2021
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiJul 20, 2021
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezAug 24, 2021
D-MDAnthony G. BrownAug 24, 2021
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Aug 24, 2021
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.Aug 24, 2021
D-COEd PerlmutterAug 24, 2021
D-NYJamaal BowmanAug 24, 2021
D-CAJerry McNerneyAug 24, 2021
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterAug 24, 2021
D-AZRuben GallegoAug 24, 2021
D-AZTom O'HalleranAug 24, 2021
D-CALinda T. SánchezNov 18, 2021
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasNov 18, 2021
D-PAConor LambFeb 25, 2022
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánMar 2, 2022
D-CARo KhannaMar 2, 2022
D-CAScott H. PetersMar 2, 2022
D-WADerek KilmerMar 18, 2022
D-CAMark DeSaulnierDec 2, 2022

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 Jun 25, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 25, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jun 25, 2021Referred 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: Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 111, June 25, 2021, page H3155.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R48442Pell Grant Program: Major Congressional ProposalsReportFeb 28, 2025

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2455Tax-Free Pell Grant ActRelated billJul 22, 2021
HR 4174Expand American Educational Opportunity Act of 2021Related billJun 25, 2021

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 Title(s) as Introduced
Tax-Free Pell Grant Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 25, 2021Introduced in House

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