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

Introduced: June 13, 2005 Introduced by: Graves, Sam Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 13, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend until 2015 the tax deduction from gross income for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and to include the expenses of preschool teachers, instructors, counselors, or aides as deductible expenses. Changes the amount of such deduction to allow $250 for a preschool, elementary, or secondary school teacher, instructor, counselor, principal, or aide working in a school for at least 450 hours during a school year and $500 for such school employees working at least 900 hours.

What's happening now June 13, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 27, 2006
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 13, 2005
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jun 13, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2868: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2868/
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"H.R. 2868: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2868/.
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H.R. 2868, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2868/.
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