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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.

USA115th CongressHR-5814| House 
| Updated: 5/15/2018
Anthony G. Brown

Anthony G. Brown

Democratic Representative

Maryland

Cosponsors (51)
Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
May 15, 2018
Introduced in House
May 15, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • May 15, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • May 15, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

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  • S 115-1938: A bill to establish a policy framework that offers and rewards work, strengthens the incentive to work, greatly reduces poverty, and creates new jobs in the United States, and for other purposes.
Elementary and secondary educationIncome tax deductionsTeaching, teachers, curricula

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.

USA115th CongressHR-5814| House 
| Updated: 5/15/2018
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.
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Timeline
May 15, 2018
Introduced in House
May 15, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • May 15, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • May 15, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Anthony G. Brown

Anthony G. Brown

Democratic Representative

Maryland

Cosponsors (51)
Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 115-1938: A bill to establish a policy framework that offers and rewards work, strengthens the incentive to work, greatly reduces poverty, and creates new jobs in the United States, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Elementary and secondary educationIncome tax deductionsTeaching, teachers, curricula