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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow farmland sold during the same taxable year as the farmer's principal residence to be eligible for the $125,000 exclusion of gain on sale of a…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow farmland sold during the same taxable year as the farmer's principal residence to be eligible for the $125,000 exclusion of gain on sale of a principal residence.

Introduced: April 10, 1991 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 10, 1991
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to include farm property sold during the same taxable year as a principal residence in the one-time exclusion of gain from sale of a principal residence by an individual who has attained age 55. Sets forth a formula limiting the extent of such exclusion.

What's happening now April 10, 1991

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1711: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow farmland sold during the same taxable year as the farmer's principal residence to be eligible for the $125,000 exclusion of gain on sale of a principal residence.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1711/
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"H.R. 1711: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow farmland sold during the same taxable year as the farmer's principal residence to be eligible for the $125,000 exclusion of gain on sale of a principal residence.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1711/.
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H.R. 1711, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1711/.
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[H.R. 1711: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow farmland sold during the same taxable year as the farmer's principal residence to be eligible for the $125,000 exclusion of gain on sale of a principal residence.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1711/)
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