H.R. 5239 · 113th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness.

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Mark Pocan
Introduced
2014-07-29
Latest action
2014-07-29 · Introduced in House

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the exclusion from gross income of income attributable to the discharge of student loan indebtedness, to: (1) include indebtedness discharged due to income-contingent and income-based repayment plans, the death or disability of the borrower, or the closing of an educational institution; and (2) revise the definition of "student loan" to mean a loan made by any lender, including a loan for the refinancing of an existing loan.