To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers.
Latest action · May 23, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 23, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to define a teacher who works in a Head Start program for at least 700 hours during a school year as an eligible educator for purposes of the tax deduction for educational supplies (books, computer equipment, and other equipment and supplementary materials used in the classroom).
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2013 to Jul 7, 2014, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 6, 2013 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jul 11, 2013 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jul 16, 2013 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jul 16, 2013 |
Actions 2
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- May 23, 2013Introduced in House
- May 23, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
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- May 23, 2013Introduced in House
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