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Student Loan Deduction Act of 2025

S. 2717 · 119th Congress · Sep 4, 2025 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow for deductions of student loan payments from income.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Student Loan Deduction Act of 2025”.

Sec. 2 Deduction for student loan payments

Section 5(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(7) Deduction for student loan payments

“(A) Definition of student loan—In this paragraph, the term student loan means any of the following:

“(i) A loan that is made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).

“(ii) A private education loan (as defined in section 140(a) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1650(a))).

“(B) Deduction—Beginning 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, a household shall be entitled, at certification or recertification, as applicable, with respect to expenses other than expenses paid on behalf of the household by a third party, to a deduction for the amount of monthly payments made by a household member on a student loan of that household member or any other household member.”