Tax Relief for Educators Act of 2009
Latest action · Jul 9, 2009 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.
- IntroducedJul 9, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tax Relief for Educators Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from $250 to $500 the allowable amount of the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers; (2) make such deduction permanent; (3) revise the definition of "eligible educator" for purposes of such deduction to reduce from 900 to 450 the number of hours which such educators must spend in their positions and include as eligible educators teachers, instructors, counselors, or aides in an early childhood education program; and (4) allow an inflation adjustment to the amount of such deduction after 2010.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 9, 2009 to Jun 14, 2010, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Jul 9, 2009 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Jul 9, 2009 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Jul 9, 2009 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jul 9, 2009 |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Original | Jul 9, 2009 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | Jul 9, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 9, 2009 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Glenn C. Nye | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-LA | Rodney Alexander | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Charles A. Wilson | Jan 15, 2010 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 13, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 18, 2010 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jun 14, 2010 |
Actions 2
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- Jul 9, 2009Introduced in House
- Jul 9, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
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- Jul 9, 2009Introduced in House
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