HR 1611 · RAISE Act of 2025
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced
- Feb 26, 2025
- Latest action
- Feb 26, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT-5]
- Policy area
- Taxation
- Cosponsors
- 52
Summary
Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators Act of 2025 or the RAISE Act of 2025 This bill establishes a refundable federal tax credit for eligible educators and increases and expands the federal tax deduction for certain classroom and professional development expenses. The bill also increases federal funding for programs that support effective instruction. Specifically, the bill allows (1) eligible educators (elementary and secondary public school teachers and early childhood educators) to claim a tax credit of $1,000, and (2) eligible educators employed at a qualifying school to claim an additional tax credit of up to $14,000 ($9,000 for an early childhood educator without a bachelor’s degree) based on the qualifying school’s student poverty ratio. The bill generally defines a qualifying school as a public elementary or secondary school served by a local education agency eligible for federal grants that support the education of disadvantaged children, an elementary school or secondary school funded by the Bureau of Indian Education, or an early childhood education program serving children who are eligible for certain financial or food assistance. Further, the bill increases to $500 ($300 in 2025) and continues to adjust annually the above-the-line tax deduction for certain classroom and professional development expenses of educators. The bill also expands eligibility for the credit to include early childhood educators. (Above-the-line tax deductions are subtracted from gross income to calculate adjusted gross income.) Finally, the bill provides additional funding for education programs, including teacher salary incentive grants and professional development, certificate, and credentialing programs.
Recent actions
- Feb 26, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Feb 26, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Feb 26, 2025 Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 2025 Introduced in House
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.