119-hr1006

[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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