H.R. 5262: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction from gross income for uncompensated education costs incurred by veterans' survivors and dependents who are in receipt of educational assistance under chapter 35 of title 38, United States Code.
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H.R. 5262: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction from gross income for uncompensated education costs incurred by veterans' survivors and dependents who are in receipt of educational assistance under chapter 35 of title 38, United States Code.
108th Congress · introduced 2004-10-07 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-10-07 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction from gross income for uncompensated education costs incurred by veterans' survivors and dependents who are in receipt of educational assistance under chapter 35 of title 38, United States Code.
Plain summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction from gross income (available for taxpayers who do not itemize deductions) for the uncompensated educational expenses of a spouse or child of certain deceased, permanently disabled, missing in action, or captured members of the Armed Forces.
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Official text
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction from gross income for uncompensated education costs incurred by veterans' survivors and dependents who are in receipt of educational assistance under chapter 35 of title 38, United States Code.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr5262.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr5262 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108