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HR 694 112th Congress House

Teacher Tax Deduction Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 1 year the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and to increase the maximum deduction to $500.

Introduced: June 6, 2012 See on congress.gov
Taxation Elementary and secondary educationIncome tax deductionsTeaching, teachers, curricula
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Feb 14, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 14, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 14, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Teacher Tax Deduction Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $250 to $500 the dollar limit on the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and to extend such deduction through 2012.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 35 Related bill Teacher Tax Reduction Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 12 Republican 3
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 9, 2012
BOSWELL, LEONARD
· Jun 26, 2012
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 26, 2012
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 18, 2012
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 18, 2012
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 12, 2012
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 6, 2012
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 6, 2012
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 9, 2012
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 26, 2011
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Apr 8, 2011
Shuler, Heath
· Apr 1, 2011
LOWEY, NITA
· Mar 29, 2011
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 3, 2011
ACKERMAN, GARY
· Feb 14, 2011
Chaffetz, Jason
· Feb 14, 2011
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2011
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 14, 2011
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 14, 2011
MYRICK, SUE
· Feb 14, 2011
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 14, 2011
Walz, Timothy
· Feb 14, 2011
WU, DAVID
· Feb 14, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 694: Teacher Tax Deduction Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-694/
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"H.R. 694: Teacher Tax Deduction Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-694/.
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H.R. 694, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-694/.
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