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Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] · R–NY
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-08-03 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would increase the dollar amount written into the federal tax deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses from $250 to $600. The change would affect teachers who qualify for that deduction and would apply to tax years beginning after December 31, 2025.
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 $600.
(c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
The bill would be called the Supporting Our Educators Act of 2026.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Our Educators Act of 2026.
The bill would also make related changes in tax-code section 62(d)(3): replace 2015 with 2026, replace $250 with $600, and replace calendar year 2014 with calendar year 2025. The supplied text does not reproduce that subsection, so these substitutions alone do not explain how its calculation works.
(b) Conforming amendments Section 62(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking 2015 and inserting 2026, (2) by striking $250 and inserting $600, and (3) by striking calendar year 2014 and inserting calendar year 2025.
The supplied August 12, 2026 source snapshot records that the bill was introduced in the House and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means on August 3, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-08-12T11:17:12Z. 2026-08-03: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 2026-08-03: Introduced in House
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