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S 3427 110th Congress Senate Taxation Disaster relief Emergency Management Finance and Financial Sector Home repair and improvement Housing and Community Development Hurricanes Income tax Insurance premiums Property insurance Tax credits

Coastal Homeowners Assistance Act

Introduced: August 1, 2008 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Aug 1, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 1, 2008
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Costal [sic] Homeowners Assistance Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for: (1) 25% of the qualified hurricane mitigation property expenditures incurred by a homeowner in a federally declared hurricane disaster area or in a county located in a state which borders the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico, up to $5,000; and (2) 50% of the increases in homeowner insurance premiums in such disaster areas, up to $5,000. Includes within the definition of "qualified hurricane mitigation property expenditures" expenditures to improve the strength of a roof deck attachment, create a secondary water barrier, improve the durability of a roof covering, or protect exterior doors and garages.

What's happening now August 1, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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