# 116-hr-8475: TEACH Act

116-hr-8475, TEACH Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8475
- Congress: 116
- Title: TEACH Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-10-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Tools to Educate All Children at Home Act or the TEACH Act This bill revises and temporarily increases the tax deduction for the expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers. Specifically, the deduction amount is increased from $250 to $1,000 in 2020 and 2021.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8475 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8475)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8475 (as of 2025-11-18).