HOUSE 500115th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act
- Last Action
- 1/12/2017
Actions
- 2017-01-12Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2017-01-12Introduced in House
- 2017-01-12Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-12 (00)
Tax Relief for our Nation's Heroes Act or the Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any amount attributable to the discharge of student loan indebtedness of a veteran who served on active duty and: (1) is deceased as a result of a service-connected death or disability, or (2) has a service-connected disability that the Department of Veterans Affairs has rated as total.
Cosponsors (17)
- Diane Black (R-TN)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Dave Brat (R-VA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
- JOHN DUNCAN (R-TN)
- Charles Fleischmann (R-TN)
- Steve King (R-IA)
- David Kustoff (R-TN)
- Thomas Massie (R-KY)
- David Roe (R-TN)
- DANA ROHRABACHER (R-CA)
- Steve Stivers (R-OH)
- Susan Brooks (R-IN)
- Stephen Knight (R-CA)
- DARRELL ISSA (R-CA)
- CHRISTOPHER SMITH (R-NJ)
Subjects
- Disability and paralysis
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Higher education
- Income tax exclusion
- Student aid and college costs
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
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