United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6289 (112th)
Making College Affordable Act of 2012
Introduced
2 August 2012
Last action
2 August 2012 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22], Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2], Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Jared Polis, Billy Long, Rep. Schilling, Robert T. [R-IL-17], Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10], Kevin Yoder
Subjects
Taxation, Education
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Making College Affordable Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to Coverdell education savings accounts, to: (1) increase the age limit for beneficiaries of such accounts after which contributions may not be made from age 18 to age 26, (2) increase the maximum contribution limit in any taxable year from $2,000 to $10,000, and (3) allow an annual inflation adjustment to the increased contribution limit for taxable years beginning in a calendar year after 2012.
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Timeline
2 August 2012
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
2 August 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 August 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 2 August 2012 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 2 August 2012
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 2 August 2012
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 2 August 2012
Sponsors
- Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- Jared Polis · D · Sponsor
- Billy Long · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Schilling, Robert T. [R-IL-17] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Kevin Yoder · R · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6289
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6289
- us · 112-hr-6289 · source updated 14 August 2025