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HR 1013 115th Congress House

Pre-K Teacher Parity Act

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

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers to individuals involved in early childhood education programs.

Introduced: February 28, 2017 Introduced by: Castro, Joaquin Democratic · Texas 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.
Feb 13, 2017
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 Latest action February 13, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pre-K Teacher Parity Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, to allow the deduction to be used by individuals who, for at least 900 hours during a school year, provide instruction, child care, or administrative support in an early childhood education program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · May 1, 2018
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 28, 2017
Zeldin, Lee
· Feb 21, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1013: Pre-K Teacher Parity Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1013/
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"H.R. 1013: Pre-K Teacher Parity Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1013/.
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H.R. 1013, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1013/.
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