US HB878 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 75-1)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Modifies the tax deduction 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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Title

Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act

Sponsors

Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]
Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]
Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]
Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]
Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]
Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-01-30HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2019-01-30HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB5352 (Related) 2019-12-06 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HB5377 (Related) 2020-01-03 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB2510 (Related) 2019-09-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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