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H.R. 2901, The Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2007

  • This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.

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H.R. 2901 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a program demonstrating multiple approaches to Lifelong Learning Accounts, which are portable, worker-owned savings accounts that can be used by workers to help finance education, training, and apprenticeships and which are intended to supplement both public and employer-provided education and training resources.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log in to editLifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2007 - Amends the wikiInternal Revenue Code to: (1) establish tax-exempt lifelong learning accounts to pay for certain higher education expenses and beallow a tax deduction for cash contributions to such accounts; and (2) allow employers, employees, and self-employed individuals tax credits for contributions to such accounts.

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the firstComptroller General to provide a detailed summarystudy the effectiveness of such accounts and the bill!)tax credits provided by this Act.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 6/28/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Jill Stewart

June 24, 2008, 5:35pm (report abuse)

What could be better than to provide a way for people to fund their own continuing career education? This is essential to global competitiveness.

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