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HR 2655 111th Congress House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit.

Introduced: June 2, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Housing finance and home ownershipIncome tax creditsTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 2, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 2, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 2, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit to all individuals who purchase a principal residence (currently, only first-time homebuyers as so defined); (2) extend such credit and the waiver of recapture requirements for such credit through 2010; and (3) expand the election to treat a purchase of a principal residence as made in a prior taxable year for purposes of such credit.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1993 Related bill First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extension Act of 2009
  • HR 2606 Related bill Home Buying Credit Expansion Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Cao, Anh
· Sep 29, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 2, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 2, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 2, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2655: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2655/
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H.R. 2655, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2655/.
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