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HR 5565 110th Congress House Taxation Finance and Financial Sector Foreclosure Home ownership Housing and Community Development Income tax Loan defaults Mortgages Single family housing Tax credits

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases.

Introduced: March 10, 2008 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Mar 10, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 10, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow purchasers of a single-family principal residence a one-time tax credit for up to $15,000 of the purchase price. Requires such a residence to be purchased after February 29, 2008, and before March 1, 2009, and that it be: (1) a new previously unoccupied residence for which a building permit has been issued and construction began on or before September 1, 2007; (2) an owner-occupied residence with a mortgage indebtedness in default on or before March 1, 2008; or (3) in foreclosure and owned by the mortgagor or the mortgagor's agent.

What's happening now March 10, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5670 Related bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases.
  • HR 5974 Related bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases.
  • S 2566 Identical bill A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5565: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home purchases.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5565/
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