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HR 6701 118th Congress House Taxation

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and adjust for inflation the above-the-line deduction for teachers.

Introduced: December 11, 2023 Introduced by: Lawler, Michael Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 11, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill increases to $600 the allowable amount of the tax deduction for the expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.   

What's happening now December 11, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6701: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and adjust for inflation the above-the-line deduction for teachers.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6701/
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"H.R. 6701: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and adjust for inflation the above-the-line deduction for teachers.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6701/.
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H.R. 6701, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6701/.
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[H.R. 6701: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and adjust for inflation the above-the-line deduction for teachers.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6701/)
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