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Did Susan Collins introduce a student-loan interest deduction bill?

Matches stated record claim. Collins introduced a student-loan interest deduction proposal in June 1997; Congress enacted the deduction through a separate law.

Susan M. Collins

Student-loan interest deduction proposal

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Collins said she introduced a bill to make student-loan interest tax-deductible.

What the record shows ·

She introduced S. 930 on June 18, 1997. Section 3 proposed a deduction for interest paid on qualifying education loans.

Limit: The deduction became law separately in the 1997 Taxpayer Relief Act.

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  1. Maine Public Senate debate, Collins on student-loan interesthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUGo7A3R9r8&t=75s

    Maine Public / NEWS CENTER Maine / Portland Press Herald · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 26, 2026

    1:15–1:29. Paraphrase of saved native English captions; no second transcript compared. Covers the bill introduction, not sole credit for enactment.

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  2. S. 930, College Affordability and Access Act of 1997https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-105s930is/html/BILLS-105s930is.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jun 18, 1997 · Reviewed Oct 26, 2026

    105th Congress. Collins introduced the bill June18,1997; section3 proposes an education-loan-interest deduction. Congress.gov lists no law for this bill.

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  3. Public Law 105-34, Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-105publ34/html/PLAW-105publ34.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Aug 5, 1997 · Reviewed Oct 26, 2026

    H.R.2014, approved August5,1997. Section202 separately enacts an education-loan-interest deduction, with terms differing from S.930. No sole authorship or causal credit is assigned.

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