HR 1054 · in committee · major
Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025
- education
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
Started by Cosponsor
- 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?
- 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?
- 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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Sponsor · D-IL-6
Sean Casten
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
19/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-06
Joining the bill

Tim Burchett
R-TN-2 · original

Josh Harder
D-CA-9

Eric Sorensen
D-IL-17

Sarah Elfreth
D-MD-3

Sarah McBride
D-DE

Eleanor Holmes Norton
D-DC

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
D-GA-2

John Garamendi
D-CA-8

Yassamin Ansari
D-AZ-3

Suzan K. DelBene
D-WA-1

Pramila Jayapal
D-WA-7

Maggie Goodlander
D-NH-2
+ 7 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-06 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-02-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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