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Roll Call 213 Motion Senate Congress 119 7/29/2026
Economy & Taxes Other

Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334

AI Plain-English Summary

This bill would allow teachers in pre-K programs to deduct their professional development and classroom costs from their taxes, helping families save money.

Primary Focus Economy & Taxes
Voting Mechanism Motion
Bipartisan Consensus 79%
A "Yea" vote supports: A Yea vote supports expanding eligibility for tax deductions for early childhood educators.
A "Nay" vote supports: A Nay vote supports maintaining the current tax deduction restrictions for eligible educator expenses.
View Official Congress Text & Details

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.

Constituent Referendum

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Citizen Stance & Demographic Breakdown

Total Community Votes: 0
Overall Yea: 0 (0%) Overall Nay: 0 (0%)

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Result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-12)
84
Yea
12
Nay
4
Not Voting

Yea Votes by Party

Distribution of supportive votes by party

84 Total
Dem (33)
Rep (50)
Ind (1)

Nay Votes by Party

Distribution of opposing votes by party

12 Total
Dem (10)
Rep (1)
Ind (1)

Bipartisan Consensus

Degree of voting agreement across party lines

79% Score

Highly Bipartisan

A score of 79% indicates strong consensus, meaning Democrats and Republicans voted in high agreement.

Member Votes

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Politician
State
Party
Vote Cast
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