HOUSE 1842116th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

GAP Act

Last Action: 3/21/2019

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2019-03-21Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2019-03-21Introduced in House
2019-03-21Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-03-21 (00)

Graduate Assistants Parity Act or the GAP Act

This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to allow all graduate students who are employees of educational organizations to exclude tuition reductions from gross income. (Under current law, the exclusion for graduate students is limited to teaching and research assistants.)

Cosponsors (3)

Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)

Subjects

Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Student aid and college costs

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