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US HR1611

US HR1611
RAISE Act of 2025 Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators Act of 2025

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Introduced
02/26/2025
In Committee
02/26/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

119th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable tax credit for certain teachers as a supplement to State efforts to provide teachers with a livable wage, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a new refundable tax credit for educators, specifically targeting teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, as well as early childhood educators. The tax credit consists of a base $1,000 amount, with an additional variable amount up to $14,000 (or $9,000 for early childhood educators without a bachelor's degree) that depends on the school's student poverty rate. To qualify, educators must be fully certified, have been teaching for at least one year, and work at least 75% of full-time hours in schools serving low-income communities, such as Title I schools or Bureau of Indian Education schools. The bill also increases the tax deduction for out-of-pocket classroom expenses from $250 to $500 and expands this deduction to include early childhood educators. Additionally, the legislation mandates federal funding to support local educational agencies that maintain or increase teacher salaries, with 20% of funds above $2.2 billion allocated to incentive grants for eligible agencies. The bill includes provisions to prevent employers from using the tax credit to reduce teacher compensation or retaliate against educators, and it ensures that state and local funding for teacher compensation remains unchanged. The tax credit amounts will be adjusted annually for inflation starting in 2027.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (53)

Jahana Hayes (D)*,  Alma Adams (D),  Yassamin Ansari (D),  Wesley Bell (D),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Shontel Brown (D),  Nikki Budzinski (D),  Janelle Bynum (D),  André Carson (D),  Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D),  Angie Craig (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Sarah Elfreth (D),  Cleo Fields (D),  Lizzie Fletcher (D),  Valerie Foushee (D),  Laura Friedman (D),  Robert Garcia (D),  Sylvia Garcia (D),  Chuy García (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Julie Johnson (D),  Greg Landsman (D),  John Larson (D),  George Latimer (D),  Summer Lee (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Seth Magaziner (D),  John Mannion (D),  Lucy McBath (D),  Sarah McBride (D),  Jenn McClellan (D),  Betty McCollum (D),  Morgan McGarvey (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  LaMonica McIver (D),  Kevin Mullin (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Delia Ramirez (D),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Melanie Stansbury (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Dina Titus (D),  Rashida Tlaib (D),  Jill Tokuda (D),  Lori Trahan (D),  George Whitesides (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (on 02/26/2025)
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