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HR 2287 110th Congress House Taxation Education Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Income tax School personnel Secondary education Tax credits Teachers

Teacher Tax Credit Act of 2007

Introduced: May 10, 2007 See on congress.gov
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May 10, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 10, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Teacher Tax Credit Act of 2007 - 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.

What's happening now May 10, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1059 Related bill Teacher Tax Cut Act of 2007
  • S 1727 Related bill Teacher Tax Credit Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 7 Republican 6
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Nov 15, 2007
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Nov 13, 2007
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 13, 2007
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Green, Al
Texas · Nov 7, 2007
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 20, 2007
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jun 7, 2007
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · May 24, 2007
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 21, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 15, 2007
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · May 10, 2007
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 10, 2007
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 10, 2007
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 10, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2287: Teacher Tax Credit Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2287/
MLA
"H.R. 2287: Teacher Tax Credit Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2287/.
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H.R. 2287, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2287/.
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