United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 386 (111th)
CLASS Act of 2009
Introduced
9 January 2009
Last action
15 January 2009 · Introduced
Status
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H370)
Sponsors
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Perriello, Thomas S.P. [D-VA-5], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16]
Subjects
Taxation, Education
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
College Learning Access Simplicity and Savings Act of 2009 or the CLASS Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope Scholarship tax credit with the College Affordability Credit, which shall allow: (1) a partially refundable tax credit of up to $1,200 for qualified tuition and related expenses (including required course materials) at an institution of higher education; and (2) an additional 50% tax credit for such expenses exceeding $1,200 but not exceeding $4,800. Repeals the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses.
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Timeline
9 January 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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9 January 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
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9 January 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
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15 January 2009
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H370)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 9 January 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Perriello, Thomas S.P. [D-VA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/386
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/386
- us · 111-hr-386 · source updated 14 August 2025