# 119-hr-1691: Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2025

119-hr-1691, Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1691
- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1691
- Congress: 119
- Title: Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Reinstates a partial deduction for unreimbursed employee business expenses.** This bill would let workers reclaim part of out-of-pocket food, lodging, travel, and transportation costs by treating them as miscellaneous itemized deductions through 2027 and lowering the deduction floor.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tax break for W-2 job expenses: benefit, high. If enacted, W-2 employees who itemize could deduct 85% of unreimbursed food, lodging, travel, and transportation costs tied to their jobs. A 1% floor would apply instead of 2%, so more of these costs would count. These rules would apply for tax years through 2027. If this change shows you overpaid,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-8646: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027
- 119-hr-5483: Chloe Cole Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1691 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1691)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-8646: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agenc…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8646)
- [119-hr-5483: Chloe Cole Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5483)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1691 (as of 2025-12-21).