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H.R. 1054

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1054, the Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 6, 2025 by Rep. Sean Casten (D) with 19 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Feb 6, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 1054 has 19 co-sponsors.

hb1054/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1054 IH: Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-06
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1054  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 6, 2025   Mr. Casten  (for himself and  Mr. Burchett ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 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—
(1)
by striking
elementary and secondary school teachers   in the heading and inserting
eligible educators  , and
(2)
by striking  $250  and inserting  $1,000 .
(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  $1,000 , and
(3)
by striking  calendar year 2014  and inserting  calendar year 2025 .
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning December 31, 2025.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-06
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 6, 2025

hb1054/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/06/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Sean Casten (D) sponsors H.R. 1054, and 19 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1054 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Feb 6, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1054 has taken 2 actions since Feb 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 6, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 6, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 1054 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1054 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1054 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Education, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Government Issues, Health Issues, Housing.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS—District of Columbia17—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS17—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
EARL HADLEY117
JENNIFER SCULLY117
KRISTOR COWAN117
MEGAN STOCKHAUSEN117
SARAH COHEN117
MAEVE KLINE115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2026 first_quarter$490K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2025 second_quarter$460K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2025 fourth_quarter$450K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2025 third_quarter$430K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2026 second_quarter$410K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2025 first_quarter$410K1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2025 first_quarter$410K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1054 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1054’s is Taxation.

hr1054/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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