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H.R. 4174: Expand American Educational Opportunity Act of 2021

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H.R. 4174: Expand American Educational Opportunity Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-25 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Expand American Educational Opportunity Act of 2021

Plain summary

Expand American Educational Opportunity Act of 2021 This bill replaces the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits with a modified American Opportunity Tax Credit that (1) allows an income tax credit of up to $2,500 of the qualified tuition and related expenses of a student who is carrying at least one half of a normal course load, (2) allows a lifetime dollar limitation for the credit of $15,000 for all taxable years, and (3) increases the refundable portion of the credit to a maximum of $1,500. The bill defines qualified tuition and related expenses as tuition, fees, computer or peripheral equipment, child and dependent care expenses, and course materials for the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, and dependents at certain postsecondary educational institutions. The bill also allows an exclusion from gross income, for income tax purposes, of any amount received as a Federal Pell Grant.

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Official text

Expand American Educational Opportunity Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · 34 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), André Carson (D-IN), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), John Garamendi (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Dina Titus (D-NV), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Peter Welch (D-VT), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] reported raising $471,289 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4174 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117