HR 2141
113th Congress
House
Taxation
Child health
Family services
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.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 23, 2013
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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