# 115-hr-5814: Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act

115-hr-5814, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5814
- Congress: 115
- Title: Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2018-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 51
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the deduction from gross income for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, to: (1) increase from $250 to $500 the annual limit on the expenses that may be deducted, and (2) require the limit to be adjusted for inflation after 2019.

## Cosponsors (51)

- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2018-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2018-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2018-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2018-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2018-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017
- 115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act
- 115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5814 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5814)

## Related
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- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
- [115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-502)
- [115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6033)
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