Who it affects
- Nurses receiving Nurse Corps scholarships or student loan repayments
In committeeTaxesHealth careEducation
Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2025
S. 1548 · Senate bill · Introduced May 1, 2025
The Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2025 would exclude Nurse Corps scholarships and student loan repayments from nurses' income for federal tax purposes.
At a glance
Where it stands
In committee
How South Carolina voted
No recorded votes yet.
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What it would do
- Nurse Corps scholarships and student loan repayments would not count as income for federal taxes.
- These programs cover nurses serving at facilities with critical nurse shortages or teaching at accredited nursing schools.
- The Department of Health and Human Services runs these programs.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill yet.
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain Nurse Corps payments from gross income.
- Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. (R-MS)
- Introduced
- May 1, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 2
- Committees
- Senate Finance Committee
- Latest action
- May 1, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2025 This bill excludes from gross income, for federal tax purposes, amounts attributable to Nurse Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs. (The Nurse Corps scholarship and student loan repayment programs are Department of Health and Human Services programs that provide scholarships to and repay student loans of nurses who serve in facilities with a critical shortage of nurses or as faculty at accredited nursing schools.)
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (0 groups)
No lobbying report we have loaded names this bill. That doesn't mean no lobbying took place.
Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published. Reports for October through December 2026 are due January 20, 2027.