S. 912: An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude payments received under the Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-14 · Taxation · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 45.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude payments received under the Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income payments received by a student under a comprehensive student work-learning-service program operated by a work college. Makes this amendment applicable to amounts received in taxable years beginning after the enactment date of this Act. (Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from 30% to 35% the rate of the continuous levy on payments to Medicare providers and suppliers for unpaid taxes. Makes this amendment applicable to payments made after 180 days after the enactment date of this Act.

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Official text

An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude payments received under the Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s912.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s912 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114