✓ PassedCloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (86-12, 3/5 majority required)</vote_result_text>
<question>On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed</question>
<vote_title>Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334</vote_title>
<majority_requirement>3/5</majority_requirement>
<vote_result>Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to86 Yea · 12 Nay · 2 Not Voting
Yea:35 D50 R
Nay:10 D1 R
What This Bill Does
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.
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How Members Voted
Yea (86)
3550
Angela AlsobrooksD · MD
Alan ArmstrongR · OK
Tammy BaldwinD · WI
Jim BanksR · IN
John BarrassoR · WY
Michael BennetD · CO
Marsha BlackburnR · TN
Richard BlumenthalD · CT
Cory BookerD · NJ
John BoozmanR · AR
Your vote
Katie Britt
R · AL
Ted BuddR · NC
Maria CantwellD · WA
Shelley CapitoR · WV
Bill CassidyR · LA
Susan CollinsR · ME
Christopher CoonsD · DE
John CornynR · TX
Catherine Cortez MastoD · NV
Tom CottonR · AR
Kevin CramerR · ND
Mike CrapoR · ID
Ted CruzR · TX
John CurtisR · UT
Steve DainesR · MT
Tammy DuckworthD · IL
Richard DurbinD · IL
Joni ErnstR · IA
John FettermanD · PA
Deb FischerR · NE
Ruben GallegoD · AZ
Kirsten GillibrandD · NY
Chuck GrassleyR · IA
Bill HagertyR · TN
Josh HawleyR · MO
Martin HeinrichD · NM
John HickenlooperD · CO
John HoevenR · ND
Jon HustedR · OH
Cindy Hyde-SmithR · MS
Ron JohnsonR · WI
James JusticeR · WV
Timothy KaineD · VA
Mark KellyD · AZ
John KennedyR · LA
Angus KingI · ME
Amy KlobucharD · MN
James LankfordR · OK
Mike LeeR · UT
Ben LujanD · NM
Cynthia LummisR · WY
Roger MarshallR · KS
David McCormickR · PA
Jeff MerkleyD · OR
Ashley MoodyR · FL
Jerry MoranR · KS
Bernie MorenoR · OH
Lisa MurkowskiR · AK
Christopher MurphyD · CT
Patty MurrayD · WA
Gary PetersD · MI
John ReedD · RI
Pete RickettsR · NE
James RischR · ID
Jacky RosenD · NV
Mike RoundsR · SD
Brian SchatzD · HI
Adam SchiffD · CA
Eric SchmittR · MO
Charles SchumerD · NY
Rick ScottR · FL
Tim ScottR · SC
Jeanne ShaheenD · NH
Tim SheehyR · MT
Elissa SlotkinD · MI
Tina SmithD · MN
Dan SullivanR · AK
John ThuneR · SD
Thomas TillisR · NC
Tommy TubervilleR · AL
Chris Van HollenD · MD
Mark WarnerD · VA
Raphael WarnockD · GA
Sheldon WhitehouseD · RI
Roger WickerR · MS
Todd YoungR · IN
Nay (12)
101
Lisa Blunt RochesterD · DE
Maggie HassanD · NH
Mazie HironoD · HI
Andy KimD · NJ
Edward MarkeyD · MA
Jon OssoffD · GA
Alex PadillaD · CA
Rand PaulR · KY
Bernie SandersI · VT
Elizabeth WarrenD · MA
Peter WelchD · VT
Ron WydenD · OR
Not Voting / Present (2)
Darline Graham (SC)Mitch McConnell (KY)
Title vs. Reality
✓ TITLE MATCHES CONTENT
This bill's title gives a fair impression of what it does. This bill expands the tax deduction for eligible educator expenses to include early childhood educators under current tax law.
Watch Items
•The bill is called the SEED Act of 2025, but the full expansion of tax deductions may not occur until 2025, suggesting a potential delay or future implementation.
•The bill affects only tax deductions and not other forms of federal support for early childhood education.
•The title suggests an overall 'support' for early-childhood educators, but in practice, the bill adds one tax deduction to their eligibility, leaving them subject to other existing tax requirements.