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HR 2692 114th Congress House

REPAY Supplies Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and to allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers.

Introduced: June 9, 2015 Introduced by: Beatty, Joyce Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
Taxation Elementary and secondary educationIncome tax deductionsPreschool educationTeaching, teachers, curricula
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 9, 2015
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 Latest action June 9, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reimburse Educators who Pay for Academic Year Supplies Act of 2015 or the REPAY Supplies Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, and (2) allow such deduction to an individual who is a teacher or aide under a Head Start program for at least 700 hours during a school year.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 12
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 15, 2016
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Garamendi, John
California · Oct 29, 2015
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Oct 29, 2015
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 25, 2015
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 15, 2015
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 11, 2015
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jun 10, 2015
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 9, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 9, 2015
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 9, 2015
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 9, 2015
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 9, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2692: REPAY Supplies Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2692/
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"H.R. 2692: REPAY Supplies Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2692/.
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H.R. 2692, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2692/.
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