Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
Latest action (Aug 10, 2026) — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
This bill is not what it was
It passed the House as Supporting Early-childhood Educators’ Deductions Act. The Senate then struck its text and put different legislation in its place on Aug 7, 2026. The text that came back is Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026. The bill number did not change, so the committee report, the sponsor and the record of who backed it all still refer to the original.
The summary below is out of date. The Congressional Research Service wrote it on Sep 11, 2025, at the "Introduced in House" stage — before the text was replaced. CRS has not published a new one, so it describes the bill's original contents rather than what is in front of Congress now.
Replacing a bill's text this way is legal and common enough to have a name — a legislative vehicle. We flag it because nothing in the official record does.
What it originally did
Congressional Research Service, Sep 11, 2025Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions Act of 2025 or the SEED Act of 2025
This 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.
Face Value
as passed the SenateHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.
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What Congress did
3 recordedof the Billdecisive vote
Senate · Aug 7, 2026
Whether the bill passes the Senate. This is the vote most people mean.
On on the
Senate · Jul 28, 2026
Whether to end debate on whether to start debating it. Needs 60 senators; failing here kills the bill without a vote on the bill.
On the
Senate · Jul 29, 2026
Whether to start debating it at all. Not a vote on the bill itself.
Discussion
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