H.R. 7878

Summary

H.R. 7878, the Segal AmeriCorps Educational Award Tax Relief Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Mar 9, 2026 by Rep. John Larson (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Mar 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 7878 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 7878 IH: Segal AmeriCorps Educational Award Tax Relief Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-09
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7878  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 9, 2026   Mr. Larson of Connecticut  (for himself and  Mr. Bacon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Segal AmeriCorps Educational Award Tax Relief Act of 2026  .
2.
Exclusion from gross income of AmeriCorps educational awards
(a)
In general
 Section 117(c)(2)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking  or  at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting  , or , and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(D)
a national service educational award under subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990.
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(b)
Discharge of student loan debt
Section 108(f) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(6)
Payments under national service educational awards
In the case of an individual, gross income shall not include any amount received under a national service educational award under subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990.
 .
(c)
Effective dates
(1)
In general
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to amounts received in taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2)
Discharge of student loan debt
The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to discharges of indebtedness in taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards.

Sponsors

Rep. John Larson (D) sponsors H.R. 7878, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

John Larson

Rep. · D–CT-1 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 9, 2026

Don Bacon

Rep. · R–NE-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 9, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 7878 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Mar 9, 2026 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7878 has taken 2 actions since Mar 9, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7878 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7878 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Segal AmeriCorps Educational Award Tax Relief Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Segal AmeriCorps Educational Award Tax Relief Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7878 in 3 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Defense, Foreign Relations, Government Issues, Immigration, Manufacturing, Science/Technology.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7878 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7878’s is Taxation.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7878, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 43 (Monday, March 9, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:H.R. 7878.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of theUnited States of America[Page H2477]

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