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H.R. 5352 116th Congress House

Supporting America’s Teachers Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.

Introduced: December 6, 2019 Introduced by: Steven Horsford Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
Taxation Elementary and secondary educationIncome tax deductionsTeaching, teachers, curricula
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Dec 6, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 6, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 6, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supporting America's Teachers Act of 2019

This bill increases the tax deduction for the expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers from $250 to $500.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 878 Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act
  • HR 5377 Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act
  • S 2510 RAISE Act
  • S 3178 Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act
  • HR 6800 The Heroes Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5352: Supporting America’s Teachers Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5352/
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"H.R. 5352: Supporting America’s Teachers Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5352/.
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H.R. 5352, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5352/.
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