S. 1357: I Teach Act of 2009
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S. 1357: I Teach Act of 2009
111th Congress · introduced 2009-06-25 · Taxation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-06-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
I Teach Act of 2009
Plain summary
Incentives to Educate American Children Act of 2009 or the I Teach Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a tax credit of $1,000 for: (1) teachers in public elementary or secondary schools or public kindergartens in rural areas or areas with high poverty; and (2) teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Grants a credit of $2,000 for a teacher meeting both criteria.
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Official text
I Teach Act of 2009
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s1357.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s1357 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111