Don't Tax Higher Education Act

Bill: 115-hr-5220
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2018-03-08
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Financial services and investments

Higher education

Sales and excise taxes

Tax-exempt organizations
Latest action: action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Don't Tax Higher Education Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 1.4% excise tax on the net investment income of certain private colleges and universities. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5220 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2018 Mr. Delaney (for himself and Mr. Byrne ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on investment income of private colleges and universities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Don’t Tax Higher Education Act . 2. Repeal of excise tax on investment income of private colleges and universities (a) In general Chapter 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subchapter H (and by striking the item relating to such subchapter in the table of subchapters for such chapter). (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.