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Makes Pell Grants and scholarship or fellowship amounts used for qualified tuition and related expenses nontaxable and clarifies related rules for education tax credits. The change updates the gross income exclusion to explicitly cover those grant and scholarship amounts and modifies an adjustment rule tied to the American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning Credits. The amendments apply to tax years beginning after December 31, 2025 (tax year 2026 and later).
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced May 6, 2025 by Sheldon Whitehouse · Last progress May 6, 2025