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HR 8614 116th Congress House Taxation Elementary and secondary education Income tax deductions Teaching, teachers, curricula

Home Educators are Teachers Act of 2020

Introduced: October 23, 2020 Introduced by: Norman, Ralph Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Oct 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 16, 2020
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Home Educators are Teachers Act of 2020

This bill expands the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers to include home school teachers and home schooling expenses.

What's happening now October 16, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 11
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Nov 16, 2020
Brooks, Mo
· Nov 16, 2020
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Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Nov 16, 2020
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Nov 16, 2020
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Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Nov 16, 2020
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Nov 16, 2020
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Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Oct 23, 2020
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Oct 23, 2020
Buck, Ken
· Oct 23, 2020
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Oct 23, 2020
Burgess, Michael
· Oct 23, 2020
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Oct 23, 2020
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Oct 23, 2020
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Oct 23, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8614: Home Educators are Teachers Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8614/
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"H.R. 8614: Home Educators are Teachers Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8614/.
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H.R. 8614, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8614/.
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