US Congress House Bill 1659 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-21 - Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an individual the discharge of student loans or private education loans due to the death or disability of the student. The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education (ED) to discharge the liability on loans that parents received on behalf of a student who: (1) has become permanently and totally disabled, or (2) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity due to a physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or has lasted or is expected to last continuously for at least 60 months. (Under current law, ED is required to discharge the loans to parents if the student dies.)

Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act

Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]
Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]
Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]

Senate - On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1 (Y: 51 N: 49 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-21	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-21	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-21	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-21	House	Introduced in House

SB405 (Related) 2017-02-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB1 (Related) 2017-12-22 - Became Public Law No: 115-97. (TXT | PDF)
HR619 (Similar To) 2017-11-15 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB2258 (Related) 2017-12-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1659/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1659/BILLS-115hr1659ih.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1151/vote_115_1_00303.htm