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HR 551 110th Congress House

Home Ownership for America's Veterans Act of 2007

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the eligibility of veterans for mortgage bond financing, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 3, 2007 See on congress.gov
Taxation Armed Forces and National SecurityBondsEconomics and Public FinanceFinance and Financial Sector
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Housing and Community DevelopmentIndexing (Economic policy)MortgagesVeterans' loans
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Jan 18, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 18, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E146-147)
Jan 18, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 18, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Home Ownership for America's Veterans Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the eligibility period of veterans for mortgage financing; and (2) require annual inflation adjustments after 2010 to limits on state veteran bond amounts based on the Conventional Mortgage Home Price Index (compiled by Freddie Mac).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 8 Republican 4
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 27, 2007
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 27, 2007
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 16, 2007
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 16, 2007
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · May 3, 2007
LAMPSON, NICK
· May 3, 2007
McCarthy, Kevin
· Apr 25, 2007
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Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 23, 2007
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Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 22, 2007
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 18, 2007
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jan 18, 2007
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 18, 2007
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 18, 2007
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 18, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 551: Home Ownership for America's Veterans Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-551/
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"H.R. 551: Home Ownership for America's Veterans Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-551/.
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H.R. 551, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-551/.
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