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HR 2826 105th Congress House Taxation Economics and Public Finance Enterprise zones Home ownership Housing and Community Development Housing finance Income tax Personal income tax Tax credits Urban affairs

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for the purchase of a principal residence within an empowerment zone or enterprise community by a first-time homebuyer.

Introduced: November 5, 1997 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 5, 1997
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a limited tax credit to a first-time purchaser of a principal residence in an enterprise zone or an empowerment community.

What's happening now November 5, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 11, 1998
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 11, 1998
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 13, 1997
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 9, 1997
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Nov 5, 1997
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 5, 1997
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 5, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2826: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for the purchase of a principal residence within an empowerment zone or enterprise community by a first-time homebuyer.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2826/
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"H.R. 2826: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for the purchase of a principal residence within an empowerment zone or enterprise community by a first-time homebuyer.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2826/.
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H.R. 2826, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2826/.
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