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S. 2142 (95th)

Tuition Tax Credit Act

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Introduced

26 September 1977

Last action

26 September 1977 · Introduced

Status

Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Allen, James B. [D-AL], Sen. Anderson, Wendell R. [D-MN], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX], Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV], Sen. Curtis, Carl T. [R-NE], Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. Durkin, John A. [D-NH], Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT], Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ], Sen. Gravel, Mike [D-AK], Sen. Griffin, Robert P. [R-MI], Sen. Hansen, Clifford P. [R-WY], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Hathaway, William D. [D-ME], Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Humphrey, Hubert H. [D-MN], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. Nelson, Gaylord [D-WI], Sen. Pearson, James B. [R-KS], Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV], Sen. Ribicoff, Abraham A. [D-CT], Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM], Sen. Schweiker, Richard S. [R-PA], Sen. Sparkman, John J. [D-AL], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX], Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY], Sen. Young, Milton R. [R-ND], Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

2 September 2025

Taxation

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Summary

Tuition Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a credit against an individual's income tax in an amount equal to 50 percent of the sum of the amounts paid by him to educational institutions as tuition (though no more than $500 for any single individual) for the attendance of the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or any of his dependents with respect to whom he is entitled to a personal exemption.

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Timeline

  1. 26 September 1977

    Introduced

    Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 September 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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