# 117-hr-8883: Higher Education Accountability Tax Act

117-hr-8883, Higher Education Accountability Tax Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8883
- Congress: 117
- Title: Higher Education Accountability Tax Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2022-09-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Higher Education Accountability Tax Act This bill increases from 1.4% to 10% the rate of the excise tax on the net investment income of applicable educational institutions (i.e., certain private colleges and universities). It further increases to 20% the rate of such tax on net-price-increase institutions (i.e., educational institutions whose net price increased at a rate exceeding the rate of increase in the Consumer Price Index during a specified three-year period). The bill also modifies the definition of applicable educational institution to lower the per student threshold in that definition from $500,000 to $250,000 (thus making more such institutions subject to the excise tax).

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2022-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flores, Mayra [R-TX-34] (R-TX), 2022-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8883 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8883)

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