SEED Act

Bill: 119-s-2791
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2025-09-11
Policy area: Taxation
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2791 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 11, 2025 Mr. Bennet (for himself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Early-childhood Educators’ Deductions Act or the SEED Act . 2. Educator expense deduction to include early childhood educators (a) In general Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)(D), by striking elementary and secondary in the heading and inserting early childhood, elementary, and secondary ; (2) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking kindergarten through grade 12 teacher and inserting, early childhood or kindergarten through grade 12 teacher, educator ; and (3) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking elementary education or secondary education and inserting early childhood education (through pre-kindergarten) or elementary or secondary education . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to expenses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.