Legislative Progression
Introduced
Chamber Startup
Consideration
Debated on Floor
Chamber Vote
Roll Call #212
Passed Chamber
Agreed to
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334
This bill would make teachers, coaches, and staff working with preschoolers eligible for a tax deduction on certain classroom costs, potentially saving them money on their taxes.
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Official Summary: Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions Act of 2025 or the SEED Act of 2025 This bill expands eligibility for the above-the-line federal tax deduction for certain eligible educator expenses to include early childhood educators. (An above-the-line tax deduction is subtracted from gross income to calculate adjusted gross income.)Under current law, kindergarten through grade 12 teachers, instructors, counselors, principals, or aides in schools that provide elementary or secondary education are allowed an above-the-line tax deduction of up to $300 (in 2025 and adjusted annually) for certain unreimbursed professional development and classroom expenses. (Other conditions apply.)The bill expands eligibility for the tax deduction for such educator expenses to include early childhood educators in schools that provide early childhood (pre-kindergarten) education.
Original Question: 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.
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| Adam B. Schiff | CA | Democrat | Yea |
| Alan Armstrong | OK | Republican | Yea |
| Alex Padilla | CA | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Klobuchar | MN | Democrat | Yea |
| Andy Kim | NJ | Democrat | Nay |
| Angela D. Alsobrooks | MD | Democrat | Yea |
| Angus S. King, Jr. | ME | I | Yea |
| Ashley Moody | FL | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Ray Luján | NM | Democrat | Yea |
| Bernard Sanders | VT | I | Nay |
| Bernie Moreno | OH | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Cassidy | LA | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Hagerty | TN | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Schatz | HI | Democrat | Yea |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | NV | Democrat | Yea |
| Charles E. Schumer | NY | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Van Hollen | MD | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher A. Coons | DE | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Murphy | CT | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Grassley | IA | Republican | Yea |