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HR 986 109th Congress House

Teacher Tax Credit Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools.

Introduced: October 7, 2005 See on congress.gov
Taxation EducationElementary and secondary educationElementary educationIncome tax
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Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 17, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Teacher Tax Credit Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an eligible educator an annual $2,000 tax credit.

Defines: (1) "eligible educator" as an individual who is a kindergarten through grade 12 teacher, instructor, counselor, principal, or aide in an eligible elementary or secondary school for at least 900 hours during a school year; and (2) "eligible elementary or secondary school" as a school that is eligible for schoolwide assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 7 Republican 7
D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 2, 2006
Marshall, Jim
· Apr 4, 2006
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Feb 14, 2006
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Feb 14, 2006
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 1, 2006
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 31, 2006
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Dec 16, 2005
Shuster, Bill
· Nov 15, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 7, 2005
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Sep 27, 2005
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 20, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 13, 2005
EHLERS, VERNON
· Sep 7, 2005
Davis, Lincoln
· Jun 7, 2005
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · May 12, 2005
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Mar 3, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 2, 2005
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Mar 2, 2005
BOUCHER, RICK
· Mar 1, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· Feb 17, 2005
BOEHNER, JOHN
· Feb 17, 2005
Davis, Artur
· Feb 17, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Feb 17, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Feb 17, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 17, 2005
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 17, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 986: Teacher Tax Credit Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-986/
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"H.R. 986: Teacher Tax Credit Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-986/.
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H.R. 986, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-986/.
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