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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 1006

Introduced

Higher Education Accountability Tax Act

Sponsor
RDavid P. Joyce· Ohio
Introduced
February 5, 2025
Policy area
Taxation
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.February 5, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1006 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1006

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the excise tax on 
investment income of private colleges and universities.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 5, 2025

Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself and Ms. Malliotakis) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the excise tax on 
investment income of private colleges and universities.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Accountability Tax 
Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF EXCISE TAX ON INVESTMENT INCOME OF PRIVATE 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

(a) Increase in Rate of Tax.--Section 4968(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``1.4 percent'' and 
inserting ``10 percent''.
(b) Additional Increase in Rate of Tax for Institutions With 
Increases in Net Price.--
(1) In general.--Section 4968(a) of such Code, as amended 
by subsection (a), is amended by inserting ``(20 percent in the 
case of a net-price-increase institution)'' after ``10 
percent''.
(2) Net-price-increase institution.--Section 4968(b) of 
such Code is amended by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3) and by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph:
``(2) Net-price-increase institution.--The term `net-price-
increase institution' means any applicable educational 
institution for any taxable year if, during the 3-taxable-year 
period ending with the taxable year immediately preceding such 
taxable year, the net price of such institution increased at a 
rate which exceeds the rate of increase in the Consumer Price 
Index (as defined in section 1(f)(5)) for such period. For 
purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `net price' has 
the meaning given such term by section 132(a)(3) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 1015a(a)(3)) except that such 
price shall be determined by taking into account all first-
time, full-time undergraduate students at the institution (in 
addition to such students who receive student aid).''.
(c) Expansion of Institutions Subject to Tax.--Section 
4968(b)(1)(D) of such Code is amended by striking ``$500,000'' and 
inserting ``$250,000''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
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