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H.R. 1260 (114th)

American Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2015

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Introduced

4 March 2015

Last action

4 March 2015 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5], Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

12 August 2025

Taxation

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Summary

American Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits with a new American Opportunity Tax Credit that: (1) allows an income tax credit of up to $2,500 of the qualified tuition and related expenses of a student who is carrying at least one half of a normal course load, (2) increases the income threshold for reductions in the credit amount based upon modified adjusted gross income, (3) allows a lifetime dollar limitation on such credit of $15,000 for all taxable years, and (4) makes a portion of such credit refundable. Allows an exclusion from gross income of any amount received as a Federal Pell Grant.

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Timeline

  1. 4 March 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  2. 4 March 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  3. 4 March 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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