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S 3992 117th Congress Senate Taxation

Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2022

Introduced: April 5, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 5, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2022

This bill increases the tax deduction for the expenses of eligible educators from $250 to $1,000, An eligible educator is, with respect to any taxable year, an individual who is a kindergarten through grade 12 teacher, instructor, counselor, principal, or aide in a school for at least 900 hours during a school year.

What's happening now April 5, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7395 Related bill Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 19, 2022
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Apr 5, 2022
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 5, 2022
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Apr 5, 2022
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Apr 5, 2022
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 5, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3992: Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3992/
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"S. 3992: Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3992/.
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S. 3992, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3992/.
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