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HR 3715 109th Congress House

Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged.

Introduced: September 19, 2006 See on congress.gov
Taxation Affordable housingApartment housesCapital gains taxCommerce
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Depreciation and amortizationHousing and Community DevelopmentIncome taxResidential rehabilitationTax exclusionTax rates
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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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Sep 8, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 8, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 8, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue to exclude from gross income gain from the sale or exchange of certain multifamily housing property to a housing credit agency or related organization (preservation entity) that agrees to maintain certain affordability and use restrictions for such property. Limits the excludable amount of such gain to the depreciation adjustments for such property.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3616 Related bill Affordable Housing Preservation Act of 2006
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 5, 2006
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 19, 2006
Marshall, Jim
· Mar 28, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3715: Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3715/
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"H.R. 3715: Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3715/.
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H.R. 3715, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3715/.
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