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Introduced
05/15/2018
05/15/2018
In Committee
05/15/2018
05/15/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the deduction from gross income for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, to: (1) increase from $250 to $500 the annual limit on the expenses that may be deducted, and (2) require the limit to be adjusted for inflation after 2019.
AI Summary
This bill, the Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act, amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the annual limit on the expenses that elementary and secondary school teachers can deduct from their gross income from $250 to $500. Additionally, the bill requires this deduction limit to be adjusted for inflation after 2019. The purpose of this bill is to modernize and increase the tax deduction available to teachers for classroom-related expenses they incur.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (52)
Anthony Brown (D)*,
Nanette Barragán (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
G. Butterfield (D),
André Carson (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Lou Correa (D),
Joe Courtney (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Marcia Fudge (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Colleen Hanabusa (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Eddie Johnson (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
James Langevin (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Donald McEachin (D),
Jerry McNerney (D),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Frank Pallone (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
José Serrano (D),
Carol Shea-Porter (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Filemón Vela (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
John Yarmuth (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (on 05/15/2018)
Official Document
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5814/all-info |
BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5814/BILLS-115hr5814ih.pdf |
Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5814/BILLS-115hr5814ih.pdf.pdf |
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