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H.R. 3285

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3285, the Student Loan Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on May 8, 2025 by Rep. Glenn Grothman (R) with 16 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on May 8, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 3285 has 16 co-sponsors.

hb3285/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3285 IH: Student Loan Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-08
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 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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3285  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 8, 2025   Mr. Grothman  (for himself,  Mrs. Miller of Illinois ,  Ms. DelBene ,  Mr. Davis of Illinois ,  Mr. Clyde ,  Mr. Larson of Connecticut ,  Mr. McCormick ,  Mr. Mullin ,  Mr. Rouzer , and  Mr. Rulli ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow married couples to apply the student loan interest deduction limitation separately to each spouse, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Student Loan Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2025  .
2.
Student loan interest deduction limitation applied separately to each spouse
(a)
In general
 Section 221(b)(1)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
(1)
In general
The interest taken into account with respect to a taxpayer for a taxable year under subsection (a) for indebtedness incurred by an individual shall not exceed $2,500.
 .
(b)
Conforming amendments
Section 221 of such Code is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b), by striking the heading and inserting
Dollar limitations  , and
(2)
by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e)
Denial of double benefit
No deduction shall be allowed under this section for any amount for which a deduction is allowable under any other provision of this chapter.
 .
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-08
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow married couples to apply the student loan interest deduction limitation separately to each spouse, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Glenn Grothman (R) sponsors H.R. 3285, and 16 members have co-sponsored it, 9 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3285 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · May 8, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3285 has taken 2 actions since May 8, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 8, 2025
House
Introduced in House
May 8, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 3285 has not gone to a roll call.

2 bills are related to H.R. 3285.

Titles

H.R. 3285 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Student Loan Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Student Loan Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow married couples to apply the student loan interest deduction limitation separately to each spouse, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3285 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025. 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 Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JOHN DEOUDES112
KATHRYN NOVARIA112
KIRBY MILLER112
LANE PENRY112
RODGER CURRIE112
SOFIA FOX112
THOMAS BRUNET112
PAUL WILLIAMS111
STEPHANIE DYSON111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANYBRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY2025 second_quarter$4.8M2nd Quarter - Report
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANYBRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY2025 third_quarter$3.2M3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3285 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3285’s is Taxation.

hr3285/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3285, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 77 (Thursday, May 8, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GROTHMAN:H.R. 3285.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 and Amendment XVI[Page H1945]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com