H.R. 5334 scored 85/100 on Quorum's complexity scale. The score measures how hard the text makes it to see what the bill does.
H.R. 5334 · complexity 85/100
The bill carries a complexity score of 85/100 and a critical warning level. Transparency: 25%.
The bill contains 1 discrete rider. One example: Entire Russia-Iran sanctions regime (Sections 101–117) is unrelated to stated purpose of educator expense deduction.
The bill's financial beneficiaries include: US energy producers (reduced Russian competition), and 2 more groups.
The bill's title advertises a narrow tax benefit for educators but delivers a sweeping foreign-policy and trade instrument, creating severe transparency failure and potential for unintended consequences in energy markets, financial systems, and consumer prices.
Who is behind it
Filed by Jimmy Panetta. Cosponsored by Angie Craig, Brian Fitzpatrick, Chellie Pingree and Chris Pappas.