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HR 2562 111th Congress House

Service Members Home Ownership Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer credit for one year for members of the Armed Services of the United States serving outside the United States in 2009.

Introduced: June 18, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Housing finance and home ownershipIncome tax creditsMilitary personnel and dependents
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May 21, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 21, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 21, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Service Members Home Ownership Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend until December 1, 2010, the first-time homebuyer tax credit for members of the Armed Forces serving outside the United States for a period in 2009 before December 1, 2009, of not less than 90 days.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3573 Related bill Call to Service Homebuyer Credit Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Murphy, Patrick
· Nov 6, 2009
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Oct 29, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 18, 2009
Nye, Glenn
· Jun 4, 2009
Carney, Christopher
· Jun 3, 2009
Kagen, Steve
· May 21, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2562: Service Members Home Ownership Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2562/
MLA
"H.R. 2562: Service Members Home Ownership Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2562/.
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H.R. 2562, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2562/.
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