Workforce Development Through Post-Graduation Scholarships Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7594 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7594 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain post- graduation scholarship grants from gross income in the same manner as qualified scholarships to promote economic growth. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 17, 2026 Mr. LaHood (for himself and Ms. Sewell) 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 exclude certain post- graduation scholarship grants from gross income in the same manner as qualified scholarships to promote economic growth. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Development Through Post- Graduation Scholarships Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. POST-GRADUATION SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS EXCLUDED FROM GROSS INCOME IN SAME MANNER AS QUALIFIED SCHOLARSHIPS. (a) In General.--Section 117(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended-- (1) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, or'', (2) by striking ``any amount received'' and inserting the following: ``any amount which-- ``(1) is received'', and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(2) is received as a post-graduation scholarship grant paid on behalf of an individual.''. (b) Post-Graduation Scholarship Grant.--Section 117(b) of such Code is amended by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: ``(2) Post-graduation scholarship grant.-- ``(A) In general.--The term `post-graduation scholarship grant' means any grant program-- ``(i) which is established by an organization wh