Skip to main content
HR 1738 112th Congress House

Teacher Tax Relief Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.

Introduced: January 13, 2012 See on congress.gov
Taxation Elementary and secondary educationHigher educationIncome tax deductionsTeaching, teachers, curricula
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 5, 2011
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action May 5, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Teacher Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Amends Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deduction for the expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, to: (1) increase the maximum dollar amount of such deduction to $500, (2) allow the deduction of professional development expenses, and (3) make such deduction permanent.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 58
All 58 Democratic 22 Republican 4
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 25, 2012
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 24, 2012
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 29, 2012
WOOLSEY, LYNN
· Feb 24, 2012
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 16, 2012
Polis, Jared
· Feb 15, 2012
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 14, 2012
Carnahan, Russ
· Feb 14, 2012
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 14, 2012
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 2, 2012
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 23, 2012
PLATTS, TODD
· Jan 18, 2012
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jan 18, 2012
BERMAN, HOWARD
· Jan 13, 2012
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 13, 2012
Meehan, Patrick
· Jan 13, 2012
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 13, 2012
Murphy, Tim
· Jan 6, 2012
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Dec 23, 2011
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Dec 19, 2011
Dent, Charles
· Dec 19, 2011
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Dec 19, 2011
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 16, 2011
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Dec 15, 2011
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Dec 15, 2011
LOWEY, NITA
· Dec 12, 2011
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Dec 8, 2011
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Dec 1, 2011
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 1, 2011
GONZALEZ, CHARLES
· Nov 18, 2011
Miller, Brad
· Nov 18, 2011
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 17, 2011
FRANK, BARNEY
· Nov 16, 2011
BARTLETT, ROSCOE
· Nov 14, 2011
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Nov 14, 2011
MANZULLO, DONALD
· Nov 1, 2011
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Oct 12, 2011
WALDEN, GREG
· Oct 12, 2011
ROSS, MIKE
· Oct 11, 2011
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 11, 2011
Sutton, Betty
· Oct 5, 2011
McCotter, Thaddeus
· Oct 3, 2011
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Sep 29, 2011
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
· Sep 29, 2011
Shuster, Bill
· Sep 29, 2011
HINCHEY, MAURICE
· Sep 22, 2011
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Sep 22, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 21, 2011
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Sep 21, 2011
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Sep 15, 2011
Page 1 of 2 Next
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1738: Teacher Tax Relief Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1738/
MLA
"H.R. 1738: Teacher Tax Relief Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1738/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1738, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1738/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1738: Teacher Tax Relief Act of 2011](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1738/)
Report a problem