To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply a 6 percent excise tax on large endowments of certain private colleges and universities, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply a 6 percent excise tax on large endowments of certain private colleges and universities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id7d2fd93ab28f451997ba467c326c068c: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Woke Endowment Security Tax Act of 2025 or the WEST Act of 2025.
- Section idC1E2954391DB44A9B665C5B6361403F4: 2. Excise tax on certain large private college and university endowments Subchapter H of chapter 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding...
- Section id6AFC7504E14B4D66B895AD2AFBB6CBFD: 4969. Excise tax on certain large private college and university endowments There is hereby imposed on each specified applicable educational institution for...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply a 6 percent excise tax on large endowments of certain private colleges and universities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply a 6 percent excise tax on large endowments of certain private colleges and universities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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