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HR 1690 106th Congress House

Mortgage Cancellation Relief Act of 1999

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income of individual taxpayers discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations.

Introduced: September 7, 2000 See on congress.gov
Taxation Debtor and creditorFinance and Financial SectorHousing and Community DevelopmentIncome tax
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Mortgage loansPersonal income taxTax exclusion
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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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May 5, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 5, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E874-875)
May 5, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 5, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Mortgage Cancellation Relief Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from individual gross income the discharge of qualified residential indebtedness in excess of the outstanding principal of such indebtedness (prior to discharge) over the sum of any sales proceeds and any other outstanding principal indebtedness secured by the property.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2555 Identical bill Mortgage Cancellation Relief Act of 2000
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 21, 2000
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 7, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1690: Mortgage Cancellation Relief Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1690/
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"H.R. 1690: Mortgage Cancellation Relief Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1690/.
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H.R. 1690, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1690/.
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