Senate Bill 1379
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Graduate Student Savings Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 19, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1379
Congress
115
Policy Area
Taxation
Taxation
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of income, excise, property, inheritance, and employment taxes; tax administration and collection. Measures concerning state and local finance may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Graduate Student Savings Act of 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow funds paid to an individual to aid in the pursuit of graduate or postdoctoral study or research to be saved in an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). The bill permits the funds to be considered compensation for purposes of current law provisions that limit annual deductible IRA contributions to the lesser of: (1) the deductible amount permitted under current law, or (2) the compensation includible in the individual's gross income for the year.
June 19, 2017
06/19/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
06/19/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:37:36 PM