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HR 13 107th Congress House

Mortgage Cancellation Relief Act of 2001

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: March 20, 2001 See on congress.gov
Taxation Debtor and creditorFinance and Financial SectorHousing and Community DevelopmentIncome tax
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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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Jan 3, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 3, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Mortgage Cancellation Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from individual gross income the discharge of certain qualified residential indebtedness.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 7
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 24, 2002
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Jun 13, 2002
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 5, 2002
Isakson, Johnny
· Jun 4, 2002
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 22, 2002
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 20, 2002
DEUTSCH, PETER
· May 20, 2002
Vitter, David
· Sep 6, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 23, 2001
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 20, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 20, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 13: Mortgage Cancellation Relief Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-13/
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"H.R. 13: Mortgage Cancellation Relief Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-13/.
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H.R. 13, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-13/.
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