HR 5254 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

SEED Act

Latest action · Sep 14, 2021 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. IntroducedSep 14, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions Act or the SEED Act

This bill expands the tax deduction for the expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers to include early childhood educators.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 14, 2021 to Apr 5, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-INJackie WalorskiOriginalSep 14, 2021
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalSep 14, 2021
R-NYTom ReedOriginalSep 14, 2021
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciSep 23, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickSep 28, 2021
D-NVDina TitusSep 30, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenSep 30, 2021
D-CTJohn B. LarsonNov 12, 2021
R-OKTom ColeNov 18, 2021
D-COJoe NeguseNov 30, 2021
D-WADerek KilmerJan 19, 2022
D-PADwight EvansJan 20, 2022
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyFeb 2, 2022
D-ILSean CastenFeb 2, 2022
D-PAChrissy HoulahanFeb 9, 2022
D-VAElaine G. LuriaFeb 9, 2022
D-CAJim CostaFeb 9, 2022
R-NYJohn KatkoFeb 9, 2022
D-CASalud O. CarbajalFeb 9, 2022
D-CAScott H. PetersFeb 11, 2022
D-ORKurt SchraderFeb 15, 2022
D-NHChris PappasFeb 18, 2022
D-HIEd CaseFeb 18, 2022
D-NJJosh GottheimerFeb 25, 2022
D-AZTom O'HalleranMar 7, 2022
D-CAJohn GaramendiApr 5, 2022

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 Sep 14, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 14, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Sep 14, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 158, September 14, 2021, page H4524.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3424SEED ActRelated billDec 16, 2021

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
SEED Act
Supporting Early-childhood Educators’ Deductions Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 14, 2021Introduced in House

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