3.0.0 1581 2023-01-11T13:28:02Z 2023-01-11T13:28:02Z House HR 2015-03-24 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GALLEGO:H.R. 1581.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII, Clause I: The Congress shall havepower to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises,to pay the debts and provide for the common defence andgeneral welfare of the United States; all but duties,imposts, and excises shall be uniform throughout the UnitedStates.[Page H1901]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-03-24T13:05:00Z 2015-03-24 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-03-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1856) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 N Z000018 Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-At Large] Ryan Zinke R MT K. 0 2015-03-24 True T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2015-06-18 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2015-06-18 False D000622 Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] Tammy Duckworth D IL 8 2015-06-18 False C001091 Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] Joaquin Castro D TX 20 2015-06-18 False W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2015-06-18 False V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2015-06-18 False G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2015-06-18 False K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 1 2015-06-18 False S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2015-06-18 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2015-06-18 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2015-06-18 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2015-06-18 False S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2015-06-18 False C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2015-06-18 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2015-06-18 False W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2015-06-18 False H001055 Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] Joseph Heck R NV J. 3 2015-06-18 False T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] Michael Turner R OH R. 10 2015-06-18 False K000387 Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] Stephen Knight R CA 25 2015-06-18 False M001193 Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] Thomas MacArthur R NJ 3 2015-06-18 False F000445 Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] J. Forbes R VA Randy 4 2015-06-23 False S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2015-07-29 False E000293 Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] Elizabeth Esty D CT H. 5 2015-11-02 False M001197 Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] Martha McSally R AZ 2 2016-02-04 False S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] David Schweikert R AZ 6 2016-02-04 False D000616 Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] Scott DesJarlais R TN 4 2016-06-08 False Taxation Disability and paralysis Higher education Income tax exclusion Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Taxation 00 2015-03-24 Introduced in House 2015-06-11T22:13:50Z Veterans Education Tax Security Act of 2015 or the VETS Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of a veteran with a service-connected disability rated as total, or from the gross income of a parent or cosigner of a deceased veteran, income imputed from the discharge of student loan amounts under the Higher Education Act of 1965.

]]> VETS Act of 2015 Display Title VETS Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VETS Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Education Tax Security Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1581ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1581ih.xml 2015-03-24 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.