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H.R. 446 · 119th Congress (2025-2026)
4 members · Left 0 · Center 0 · Right 4 (Bill Ranking)
| Sponsor | Rep. Nehls, Troy E. (R-TX) (Introduced 01/15/2025) |
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| Sponsor Voting Record | Right · DW-NOMINATE +0.61 · measured from every roll-call vote this member has cast (voteview.com) (Sponsor Ranking) |
| Support |
LLLCLRR support across the spectrum: 4 members signed on (Bill Ranking) this bill: sponsor + current cosponsors, each once |
| Committees | House - Ways and Means Committee |
| Latest Action | 01/15/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
| Roll Call Votes | There have been no roll call votes |
| Source | view on congress.gov → |
Introduced in House (01/15/2025)
Endowment Tax Fairness Act
This bill increases the excise tax on the net investment income of certain private university and college endowments.
Under current law, certain private universities and colleges with 500 or more tuition-paying students (of which more than 50% are located in the United States) and endowments that are at least $500,000 per student pay an excise tax in the amount of 1.4% on the net investment income from such endowments.
The bill increases the amount of the excise tax to 21% of the net investment income from such university and college endowments.
Further, the bill provides that amounts collected from the increase to the excise tax on the net investment income from such university and college endowments are (1) to be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury; and (2) used to reduce the national deficit and, subsequently, the national debt.
119 HR 446 IH: Endowment Tax Fairness Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-15 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. I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 446IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 15, 2025Mr. Nehls (for himself and Ms. Boebert) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the rate of the excise tax on investment income of private colleges and universities.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Endowment Tax Fairness Act.2.Excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities(a)Increase in rate of taxSection 4968(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 1.4 percent and inserting 21 percent.(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.(c)Federal debt reductionThe revenue derived from the amendment made by this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and shall be used to reduce the national deficit, to the extent thereof, and thereafter to reduce the national debt.
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| Date | Chamber | All Actions |
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| 01/15/2025 | Library of Congress | Introduced in House |
| 01/15/2025 | Library of Congress | Introduced in House |
| 01/15/2025 | House floor actions | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
| Title Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Display Title | Endowment Tax Fairness Act |
| Official Title as Introduced | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the rate of the excise tax on investment income of private colleges and universities. |
| Short Title(s) as Introduced | Endowment Tax Fairness Act |
There are no amendments to this bill.
* = Original cosponsor
| Committee | Activity |
|---|---|
| House - Ways and Means Committee | 01/15/2025 Referred To |
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Policy Area: Taxation
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