# 114-hr-5730: Fair Treatment of Scholarships Act of 2016

114-hr-5730, Fair Treatment of Scholarships Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5730
- Congress: 114
- Title: Fair Treatment of Scholarships Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2016-07-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fair Treatment of Scholarships Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the provision which excludes from the gross income of a student any amount that is received as a qualified scholarship used for qualified tuition and related expenses. The bill expands the exclusion to: (1) permit the scholarship to be used for room and board costs for which there is an allowance under the Higher Education Act of 1965; and (2) to specify that "qualified tuition and related expenses" include fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for research at the educational organization. The amount included in qualified tuition and related expenses for research not required for a course of instruction may not exceed $300 per year, adjusted for inflation after 2016.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] (R-ME), 2016-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act
- 114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
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- 114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5730 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5730)

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- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
- [114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1624)
- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
- [114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1190)
- [114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-699)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5730 (as of 2025-11-18).