Title: Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act
This bill modifies the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers to (1) increase from $250 to $500 the annual limit on the expenses that may be deducted, and (2) require the limit to be adjusted for inflation after 2019.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 878 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 878

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction 
   for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2019

  Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself, Ms. Barragan, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. 
 Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. 
 Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, 
 Mr. Courtney, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Grijalva, 
 Mr. Hastings, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Langevin, 
    Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
 McEachin, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Ms. Omar, Mr. 
  Pallone, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
  Titus, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Wild, Mr. 
   Yarmuth, and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction 
   for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Educators Expense Deduction 
Modernization Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES OF ELEMENTARY AND 
              SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 62(a)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``$250'' and inserting ``$500''.
    (b) Inflation Adjustment.--Section 62(d)(3) of such Code is amended 
to read as follows:
            ``(3) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable 
        year beginning after 2019, the $500 amount in subsection 
        (a)(2)(D) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
                    ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                    ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 
                under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which 
                the taxable year begins, determined by substituting 
                `calendar year 2018' for `calendar year 2016' in 
                subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to taxable years beginning December 31, 2018.
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