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HR 2141 113th Congress House

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: May 23, 2013 Introduced by: Beatty, Joyce Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
Taxation Child healthFamily servicesIncome tax deductionsPreschool educationTeaching, teachers, curricula
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May 23, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 23, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 23, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 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).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 6
D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 7, 2014
CLAY, WM.
· Jul 16, 2013
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 6, 2013
BROWN, CORRINE
· Jun 4, 2013
HINOJOSA, RUBEN
· Jun 4, 2013
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jun 4, 2013
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jun 4, 2013
Vela, Filemon
· Jun 4, 2013
WATT, MELVIN
· Jun 4, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 23, 2013
Polis, Jared
· May 23, 2013
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · May 23, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2141: 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.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2141/
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"H.R. 2141: 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.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2141/.
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H.R. 2141, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2141/.
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