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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs, to restore such exclusion for graduate level courses, and to allow a deduction for interest on education loans.

H.R. 1632Introduced May 15, 1997Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Donald Payne D-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 5, 1997 — See H.R.2014.

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

16 cosponsors — 16 Democrats

0 of 16 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Danny Davis (D-IL), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Martin Frost (D-TX), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), George Miller (D-CA), Major Owens (D-NY), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Bennie Thompson (D-MS).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donald Payne.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-10 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.