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HR 5963 112th Congress House

Home School Equity Act for Tax Relief of 2012

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 1 year the deduction for expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and to allow such deduction with respect to home school expenses.

Introduced: June 19, 2012 Introduced by: Cole, Tom Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
Taxation Elementary and secondary educationIncome tax deductionsTeaching, teachers, curricula
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 19, 2012
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 Latest action June 19, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Home School Equity Act for Tax Relief of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2012 the tax deduction for expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, and (2) expand the definition of "school" for purposes of such tax deduction to include a home school which provides elementary or secondary education if such school is treated as a home school or private school under state law.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jul 10, 2012
AKIN, W.
· Jun 28, 2012
Franks, Trent
· Jun 28, 2012
PAUL, RON
· Jun 28, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5963: Home School Equity Act for Tax Relief of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5963/
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"H.R. 5963: Home School Equity Act for Tax Relief of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5963/.
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H.R. 5963, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5963/.
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