,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hgh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #cj1 #bjai,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4 ,levin of ,michigan1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 and ,mr4 ,welch7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to increase the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,educators ,expense ,deduction ,modernization ,act4 #b4 ,increase in deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers 7a7 ,in general ,section #fb7;a77#b77;,d7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by striking #bej and inserting #ejj4 7b7 ,inflation adjustment ,section #fb7;d77#c7 of such ,code is amended to read as follows3 7#c7 ,inflation adjustment ,in the case of any taxable year beginning after #bjai1 the #ejj amount in subsection 7a77#b77;,d7 shall be increased by an amount equal to-- 7,a7 such dollar amount1 multiplied by 7,b7 the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section #a7;f77#c7 for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins1 determined by substituting calendar year #bjah for calendar year #bjaf in subparagraph 7,a77ii7 thereof4 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning ,december #ca1 #bjah4