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HR 1054 · in committee · major

Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • Increases the tax deduction for teachers' unreimbursed classroom expenses from $300 to $1,000 starting in 2026.
  • Applies to K-12 teachers, instructors, counselors, principals, and aides who work at least 900 hours per school year.
  • Reduces taxable income for eligible educators; adjusted annually for inflation after 2026.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would increasing the classroom expense deduction from $300 to $1,000 affect different types of educators across various school districts with different salary levels?

  2. 02

    What categories of unreimbursed expenses do teachers most commonly pay for out-of-pocket, and would a $1,000 deduction meaningfully cover those costs?

  3. 03

    If this deduction reduces tax revenue, how should Congress offset that loss, or what trade-offs might occur in other education funding areas?

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Sean Casten

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Introduced 2025-02-06

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-06 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  2. 2025-02-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-02-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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