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HR 1405 111th Congress House Taxation Income tax deductions Preschool education Teaching, teachers, curricula

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers.

Introduced: March 10, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Mar 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 10, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3112)
Mar 10, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to define a teacher who works in a Head Start program for at least 700 hours during a school year as an eligible educator for purposes of the tax deduction for educational supplies (books, computer equipment, and other equipment and supplementary materials used in the classroom).

What's happening now March 10, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 12, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 4, 2009
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 6, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1405: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1405/
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"H.R. 1405: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1405/.
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H.R. 1405, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1405/.
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