Education Not Agitation Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-10013
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2024-10-18
Policy area: Taxation
Latest action: action_date: 2024-10-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10013 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 18, 2024 Mr. Murphy 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 exclude individuals who have committed certain crimes from being eligible students for purposes of the American opportunity credit, the lifetime learning credit, and the deduction on interest paid on qualified education loans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Education Not Agitation Act of 2024 . 2. Limitation on American opportunity credit and lifetime learning credit for students convicted of certain offenses (a) In general Section 25A(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting , and , and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) has been convicted, before the end of the taxable year with or within which such academic period ends, of any of the following State or Federal offenses occurring on the campus (as defined in section 485(f)(6) of the Higher Education Act of 1965) of an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of such Act) in connection with conduct occurring at or during the course of a protest: (i) Unlawful assembly. (ii) Rioting. (iii) Trespassing. (iv) Vandalism. (v) Battery or battery of a law enforcement officer. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 25A(B)(2) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (D). (c) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to academic periods beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.