House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Protecting American Students Act

H.R. 1905Introduced Mar 6, 2025Policy area: Taxation

Official title: 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.

Sponsor: Rep. Vern Buchanan R-FL

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 6, 2025
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Latest action: Mar 6, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1905.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BUCHANAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 43, March 6, 2025, Page H1039):
Article 1 Section 8
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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

8 cosponsors — 8 Republicans

0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Mike Kelly (R-PA), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Carol Miller (R-WV), Gregory Murphy (R-NC), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-16 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.