HR 2868
109th Congress
House
Taxation
Computer software
Computers
Costs
Education
Educational technology
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Income tax
Paraprofessional school personnel
Preschool education
School personnel
Science, Technology, Communications
Secondary education
Tax deductions
Teachers
Teaching materials
Textbooks
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 13, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 13, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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