H.R. 8913 · 118th Congress

Protecting American Students Act

Introduced on Jul 2, 2024 by A. Drew Ferguson IV (R-GA-3). 9 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Dec 24, 2024): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 798.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jul 2, 2024
Cosponsors
9
0 from the other party
Policy area
Taxation
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain students from the calculation to determine if certain private colleges and universities are subject to the excise tax on net investment income, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Accounting and auditing
  • Business investment and capital
  • Higher education
  • Sales and excise taxes
  • Student aid and college costs

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

A. Drew Ferguson IVR-GA-3Sponsor

Republicans · 9

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jul 2, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Jul 2, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Jul 2, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  4. Jul 9, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jul 9, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 13.
  6. Dec 24, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-949.
  7. Dec 24, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-949.
  8. Dec 24, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 798.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE3 reports
    $7,500 reported (all issues)
  2. Southern Methodist University3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY$5.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. Association of American Universities2 reports
    $103.5K reported (all issues)
  4. NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES2 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  5. Stanford University2 reports
    $230K reported (all issues)
  6. University of Michigan2 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANAI match · 100%
  7. American Council on Education1 report
    $69.5K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION$5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. BOSTON UNIVERSITY1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BOSTON UNIVERSITY, TRUSTEES OFAI match · 100%
  9. HARVARD UNIVERSITY--PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE1 report
    $150K reported (all issues)
  10. PRINCETON UNIVERSITY1 report
    $110K reported (all issues)
  11. University of California1 report
    $450K reported (all issues)
  12. Vanderbilt University1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.