HR1852Referred to Committee

IHE Nonprofit Clarity Act

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Introduced
In Committee
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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-05
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Sponsor

Andy Biggs
Andy Biggs
Republican · AZ · Representative
Votes with party: 86.8% (529 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2025-03-05

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would clarify the tax and regulatory status of nonprofit institutions of higher education, likely addressing questions about what qualifies as a legitimate nonprofit college or university and what obligations these schools must meet. The legislation would affect colleges, universities, and the students who attend them by establishing clearer rules about how nonprofit educational institutions are defined and governed. The bill aims to reduce confusion and ensure consistent treatment of nonprofit schools across different federal programs and tax requirements.

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Education

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1852 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1852 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require that any institution of higher education that is a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code be deemed a nonprofit institution of higher education for purposes of such Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2025 Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require that any institution of higher education that is a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code be deemed a nonprofit institution of higher education for purposes of such Act. 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 ``IHE Nonprofit Clarity Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF NONPROFIT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Section 103(13) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003(13)) is amended by inserting at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the case of an institution of higher education that is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code, such institution of higher education shall be deemed to be a nonprofit institution of higher education for purposes of this Act.''. <all>
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