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HR 1773 107th Congress House Taxation Home ownership Housing and Community Development Housing finance Income tax Personal income tax Tax credits

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

Introduced: May 9, 2001 See on congress.gov
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May 9, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 9, 2001
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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 $6,500. Requires married individuals filing jointly to both be first-time homebuyers. Makes this credit applicable to a principal residence only if the taxpayer enters into, on or after June 1, 2001, and before June 1, 2002, a binding contract to purchase the residence, and purchases and occupies the residence before January 1, 2003.
What's happening now May 9, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 16, 2001
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 31, 2001
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 31, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1773: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1773/
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"H.R. 1773: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1773/.
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H.R. 1773, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1773/.
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