# 116-hr-6749: American Opportunity Student Tax Relief Act of 2020

116-hr-6749, American Opportunity Student Tax Relief Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6749
- Congress: 116
- Title: American Opportunity Student Tax Relief Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-05-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 49
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

American Opportunity Student Tax Relief Act of 2020 This bill increases the dollar amounts of the American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning tax credits for taxable years beginning in 2020 and increases the refundable portions of such credits. It also expands the tax exclusion for Pell Grants and makes such expanded exclusion retroactive to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019. The bill also allows a tax exclusion beginning in 2020 for any emergency financial aid grant amount received by a student in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

## Cosponsors (49)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2020-10-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6749 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6749)

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