STARTS Act of 2020

Summary

Safe Teachers Assistance and Return To School Act of 2020 or the STARTS Act of 2020 This bill allows an increase in the tax deduction for the expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers in 2020 or 2021 for the purchase of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) national health emergency. Specifically, the amount of the deduction is increased from $250 to $1,500, and $1,200 of such increase may only be used to purchase personal protective equipment or cleaning supplies to combat the spread of COVID-19. Any unused deduction amount for taxable year 2020 may be carried over to taxable year 2021.

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Timeline

1. 29 September 2020

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 September 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 September 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 29 September 2020 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 September 2020

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 September 2020

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 29 September 2020

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Sponsors

• Tom Emmer · R · Sponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← TEACH Act