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H.R. 5334 House Taxation

Supporting Early-childhood Educators’ Deductions Act of 2025

Introduced
Sep 11, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy (D-CA-19)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate on Apr 28, 2026.

  1. House Introduced in House Sep 11, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Sep 11, 2025
  3. House Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0. Mar 25, 2026
  4. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Mar 25, 2026
  5. House Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0. Mar 25, 2026
  6. House Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-600. Apr 9, 2026
  7. House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 520. Apr 9, 2026
  8. House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3111-3112) Apr 27, 2026
  9. House Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Apr 27, 2026
  10. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3111-3113) Apr 27, 2026
  11. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5334. Apr 27, 2026
  12. House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. Apr 27, 2026
  13. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3111-3112) Apr 27, 2026
  14. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Apr 27, 2026
  15. Senate Received in the Senate. Apr 28, 2026

Cosponsors

23

Subjects

Income tax deductionsPreschool educationTeaching, teachers, curricula

Committees

  • Ways and Means Committee
    • Reported By , Apr 9, 2026
    • Markup By , Mar 25, 2026
    • Referred To , Sep 11, 2025

Summary

Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions Act of 2025 or the SEED Act of 2025This 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. 

Summary as of: Introduced in House

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