HR 1643 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Teacher Tax Credit Act of 2003

Latest action · Apr 3, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 3, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Teacher Tax Credit Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an eligible educator an annual $2,000 tax credit.

Defines: (1) "eligible educator" as an individual who is a kindergarten through grade 12 teacher, instructor, counselor, principal, or aide in an eligible elementary or secondary school for at least 900 hours during a school year; and (2) "eligible elementary or secondary school" as a school that is eligible for schoolwide assistance under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001).

Cosponsors 59

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 3, 2003 to Mar 24, 2004; 31 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAdam H. PutnamOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-ALArtur DavisOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-NCBob EtheridgeOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-TXCharles W. StenholmOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-HIEd CaseOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-PAJames C. GreenwoodOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-OHJohn A. BoehnerOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-KYKen LucasOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-TNLincoln DavisOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-ARMarion BerryOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-INMark E. SouderOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-TXMax SandlinOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-PAPhil EnglishOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-VARick BoucherOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-CTRob SimmonsOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-NCRobin HayesOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-TXRon PaulOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-PATim HoldenOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-NMTom UdallOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-MIVernon J. EhlersOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-KYAnne M. NorthupApr 11, 2003
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonApr 11, 2003
D-CADennis A. CardozaApr 11, 2003
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonApr 11, 2003
R-GAJohnny IsaksonApr 11, 2003
D-NCMike McIntyreApr 11, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaApr 11, 2003
R-MOSam GravesApr 11, 2003
R-PATodd Russell PlattsApr 11, 2003
R-NYAmo HoughtonApr 30, 2003
D-MABarney FrankApr 30, 2003
D-CAJoe BacaMay 6, 2003
R-ILJudy BiggertMay 6, 2003
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoMay 6, 2003
D-CABob FilnerMay 7, 2003
R-NVJon C. PorterMay 7, 2003
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonMay 7, 2003
D-ARMike RossMay 19, 2003
D-ILRahm EmanuelMay 19, 2003
D-NJRush HoltMay 19, 2003
R-OHDavid L. HobsonMay 22, 2003
R-WIMark GreenJun 11, 2003
D-PAMichael F. DoyleJun 11, 2003
R-LARodney AlexanderJun 11, 2003
D-NCFrank W. Ballance Jr.Oct 2, 2003
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesOct 2, 2003
R-ILJohn ShimkusOct 2, 2003
D-NCDavid E. PriceMar 24, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Apr 3, 2003

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 3, 2003Introduced in House
  2. Apr 3, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E737Charles W. Stenholm D-TXMay 4, 2004

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools.
Short Titles as Introduced
Teacher Tax Credit Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 3, 2003Introduced in House

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