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HR 2940 114th Congress House Taxation Elementary and secondary education Higher education Income tax deductions Inflation and prices Teaching, teachers, curricula

Educator Tax Relief Act of 2015

Introduced: September 8, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 23, 2015
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 236.
Oct 23, 2015
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-310.
Sep 17, 2015
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 13.
Sep 17, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 25, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 25, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Educator Tax Relief Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deduction for the expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, to: (1) allow an inflation adjustment to the amount of such deduction for taxable years beginning after 2014, (2) allow the deduction of professional development expenses, and (3) make such deduction permanent. The bill applies to taxable years beginning after 2014.

What's happening now October 23, 2015

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 236.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2029 Related bill Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 1 Republican 4
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Sep 17, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Sep 16, 2015
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Sep 16, 2015
McSally, Martha
· Sep 16, 2015
Murphy, Tim
· Sep 16, 2015
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 15, 2015
Poliquin, Bruce
· Sep 8, 2015
WALDEN, GREG
· Sep 8, 2015
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Jul 29, 2015
Denham, Jeff
· Jul 9, 2015
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Jun 25, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2940: Educator Tax Relief Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2940/
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"H.R. 2940: Educator Tax Relief Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2940/.
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H.R. 2940, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2940/.
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