House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction for tuition paid for the college education of children of the taxpayer.
Sponsor: Rep. Edolphus Towns D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedAug 3, 1990
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 3, 1990 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
9 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 8 Democrats
1 of 9 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Ben Blaz (R-GU), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Harold Ford (D-TN), Major Owens (D-NY), Glenn Poshard (D-IL), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Tim Valentine (D-NC), Theodore Weiss (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Edolphus Towns.
- H.R. 1454 (101st) Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act
- H.R. 1862 (101st) For the relief of Merrill L. Johnson-Lannen.
- H.R. 3129 (101st) Agricultural Extended Retirement Credit Act of 1990
- H.R. 5536 (101st) Medicaid Family Care Act of 1990
- H.R. 2766 (101st) To amend the Animal Welfare Act to include mice, rats, and birds within the definition of animals protected under the Act.
- H.R. 4672 (101st) To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from excluding individuals from donating blood.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.