HR 5920 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Student Loan Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2023

Introduced Oct 11, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Glenn Grothman R-WI

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Latest action · Oct 25, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedOct 11, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Student Loan Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2023

This bill allows married couples filing a joint tax return to apply the $2,500 limitation on the tax deduction for student loan interest separately to each spouse.

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 11, 2023 to Dec 18, 2024; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalOct 11, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalOct 11, 2023
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalOct 11, 2023
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalOct 11, 2023
R-KSJake LaTurnerOriginalOct 11, 2023
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalOct 11, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalOct 11, 2023
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalOct 11, 2023
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalOct 11, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalOct 11, 2023
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalOct 11, 2023
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalOct 11, 2023
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalOct 11, 2023
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalOct 11, 2023
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOct 17, 2023
R-FLAnna Paulina LunaOct 18, 2023
D-CAKevin MullinOct 18, 2023
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOct 19, 2023
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOct 20, 2023
R-INJim BanksOct 20, 2023
R-VABen ClineOct 25, 2023
D-WADerek KilmerOct 25, 2023
R-NYMichael LawlerNov 1, 2023
R-NYGeorge SantosNov 2, 2023
D-CTJohn B. LarsonNov 2, 2023
R-TNMark E. GreenNov 2, 2023
R-WYHarriet M. HagemanNov 6, 2023
R-GARichard McCormickNov 6, 2023
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickNov 8, 2023
R-NYClaudia TenneyNov 8, 2023
R-NCDavid RouzerNov 8, 2023
R-SCJoe WilsonNov 8, 2023
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarNov 8, 2023
R-TXNathaniel MoranNov 8, 2023
R-FLScott FranklinNov 8, 2023
R-OKStephanie I. BiceNov 8, 2023
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeNov 29, 2023
D-NJMikie SherrillDec 11, 2023
D-CTJahana HayesJun 27, 2024
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerNov 12, 2024
D-COJoe NeguseDec 18, 2024

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 Oct 25, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 25, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  2. Oct 11, 2023Introduced in House

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 I, Section 8 and Amendment XVI The single subject of this legislation is: Eliminate the marriage penalty regarding the student loan interest deduction.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 166, October 11, 2023, page H4999.

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 allow married couples to apply the student loan interest deduction limitation separately to each spouse, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Student Loan Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2023

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 25, 2023Introduced in House

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