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H.R. 1905
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 1905, the Protecting American Students Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 6, 2025 by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R) with 8 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Mar 6, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Record
Text
H.R. 1905 has 8 co-sponsors.
hb1905/introduced-in-house.txt119 HR 1905 IH: Protecting American Students ActU.S. House of Representatives2025-03-06text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1905 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2025 Mr. Buchanan (for himself, Mr. Smith of Nebraska , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mrs. Miller of West Virginia , Mr. Murphy , Ms. Tenney , and Ms. Van Duyne ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain students from the calculation to determine if certain private colleges and universities are subject to the excise tax on net investment income, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Protecting American Students Act .2.Certain students not taken into account for purposes of calculation to determine if certain private colleges and universities are subject to excise tax on net investment income(a)In generalSection 4968(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(3)Certain students not taken into account in determining endowment thresholdFor purposes of paragraph (1)(D), a student shall not be taken into account with respect to an eligible educational institution unless such student meets the student eligibility requirements under section 484(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1091(a)(5) )..(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.3.Requirement to report certain information with respect to application of excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities(a)In generalSection 6033 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (o) as subsection (p) and by inserting after subsection (n) the following new subsection:(o)Requirement To report certain information with respect To excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universitiesEach applicable educational institution described in section 4968(b) which is subject to the requirements of subsection (a) shall include on the return required under subsection (a)—(1)the number of students taken into account for purposes of the calculation in paragraph (1)(D) of section 4968(b) (determined before the application of paragraph (3) of such section), and(2)the number of students taken into account for purposes of the calculation in paragraph (1)(D) of section 4968(b) (determined after the application of paragraph (3) of such section)..(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
Tracker
The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.
- Introduced2025-03-06
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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- To President
- Became Law
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain students from the calculation to determine if certain private colleges and universities are subject to the excise tax on net investment income, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Rep. Vern Buchanan (R) sponsors H.R. 1905, and 8 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Rep. · R–FL-16 · Sponsor
Introduced Mar 6, 2025

Rep. · R–PA-16 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–WV-1 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–NC-3 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–NE-3 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–NY-24 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–TX-24 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–NY-21 · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 7, 2025

Rep. · R–NY-11 · Co-sponsor
Joined Sep 26, 2025
Committees
H.R. 1905 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.
Actions
H.R. 1905 has taken 2 actions since Mar 6, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 6, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Mar 6, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee |
Votes
H.R. 1905 has not gone to a roll call.
Titles
H.R. 1905 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- Protecting American Students Act — Display Title
- Protecting American Students Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain students from the calculation to determine if certain private colleges and universities are subject to the excise tax on net investment income, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
2 clients hired 2 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1905 in 11 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Education, Budget/Appropriations, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Science/Technology, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 10 | — |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | — | Maryland | 1 | 1 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | 1 | 10 | — |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | 1 | 1 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| JODY FEDER | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| JUSTIN MONK | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| KARIN JOHNS | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| STEPHANIE GIESECKE | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| TIMOTHY POWERS | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| SARAH FLANAGAN | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| BENJAMIN KRINSKY | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CHRISTOPHER AUSTIN | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| KRISTEN REEK | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| MELISA LINDAMOOD | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | 2025 second_quarter | $380K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | 2025 second_quarter | $200K | 2nd Quarter - Amendme… |
| NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | 2025 second_quarter | $200K | 2nd Quarter - Amendme… |
| NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | 2025 second_quarter | $200K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | 2025 first_quarter | $190K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | 2026 first_quarter | $130K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | 2026 second_quarter | $125K | 2nd Quarter - Amendme… |
| NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | 2025 fourth_quarter | $85K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | 2025 third_quarter | $80K | 3rd Quarter - Amendme… |
| NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | 2025 third_quarter | $80K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | 2026 second_quarter | $70K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1905 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1905’s is Taxation.
hr1905/policy-areas.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com