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HR 1716 111th Congress House

Property Tax Relief Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for real property taxes on the principal residences to all individuals whether or not they itemize other deductions.

Introduced: March 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax deductionsState and local taxation
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Mar 25, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 25, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 25, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Property Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow state and local real property taxes paid on a principal residence as a deduction from gross income (thus allowing taxpayers who do not itemize their tax deductions to claim such deduction).

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1
Murphy, Patrick
· Jul 23, 2009
Hall, John
· Jun 8, 2009
Murphy, Scott
· Jun 8, 2009
Ellsworth, Brad
· May 11, 2009
Adler, John
· Mar 25, 2009
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Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 25, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1716: Property Tax Relief Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1716/
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"H.R. 1716: Property Tax Relief Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1716/.
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H.R. 1716, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1716/.
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