Teacher Tax Relief Act of 2009

Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 111th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

DRR ReichertSponsor

77 cosponsors · 34 D, 43 R

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1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Teacher Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the tax deduction for the expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers to: (1) increase the maximum dollar amount of such deduction to $500; (2) allow the deduction of professional development expenses; and (3) make such deduction permanent.