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H.R. 3412 (108th)

Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act of 2003

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Introduced

30 October 2003

Last action

17 November 2003 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Sponsors

Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12], Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11], Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2], Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Beauprez, Bob [R-CO-7], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7]

Subjects

Taxation, Education

Source updated

23 March 2026

Taxation · Education

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Summary

Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand education incentives, including: (1) the deduction for interest on education loans; (2) making the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses permanent; (3) increasing allowable contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts; (4) allowing qualified higher education expenses (books, supplies, room, board, and special needs services) to be excluded from gross income in the case of scholarship programs for higher education; and (5) repealing the sunset provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 applicable to title IV (Affordable Education Provisions) of such Act.

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Timeline

  1. 30 October 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 30 October 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 30 October 2003

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 30 October 2003

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 17 November 2003

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

    Source: Committee

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