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HR 4821 102th Congress House Taxation Home ownership Housing and Community Development Housing finance Income tax Tax credits

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the purchase of a principal residence by first-time homebuyers.

Introduced: April 8, 1992 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 8, 1992
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a first-time homebuyer who purchases a principal residence a tax credit of ten percent of the purchase price of such residence. Limits the credit to $5,000. Requires married individuals filing jointly to both be first-time homebuyers. Allows the use of 50 percent of the credit in the first taxable year in which the residence is purchased and the remaining 50 percent in the succeeding taxable year. Makes this credit applicable to residences acquired after February 1, 1992, and before January 1, 1993, or for which a binding contract is entered into during such period.

What's happening now April 8, 1992

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 2
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 9, 1992
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 9, 1992
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 17, 1992
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jun 17, 1992
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 17, 1992
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 5, 1992
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 5, 1992
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4821: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the purchase of a principal residence by first-time homebuyers.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4821/
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"H.R. 4821: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the purchase of a principal residence by first-time homebuyers.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4821/.
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H.R. 4821, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4821/.
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