# 116-hr-5359: DEBT Act of 2019

116-hr-5359, DEBT Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5359
- Congress: 116
- Title: DEBT Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2019-12-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Decreasing Employees Burdensome Taxes from Student Loans Act of 2019 or the DEBT Act of 2019 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of student loan payments, to (1) expand the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs to include an employer's payment of any qualified education loan incurred by an employee, (2) increase the maximum amount that may be excluded from the gross income of an employee under employer-provided educational assistance programs, and (3) increase the maximum tax deduction and the income limitation for interest on education loans.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5359 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5359)

## Related
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5359 (as of 2025-11-18).