116th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.
January 30, 2019
Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself, Ms. Barragán, 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. Velázquez, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Wild, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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,
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.