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HR 3901 111th Congress House Taxation Fraud offenses and financial crimes Housing finance and home ownership Income tax credits Marriage and family status Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Homebuyer Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2009

Introduced: October 22, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 22, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Homebuyer Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the first-time homebuyer tax credit, to: (1) deny such credit to taxpayers under the age of 18; (2) require a taxpayer claiming such credit to attach to their returns a properly executed copy of the settlement statement used to purchase their residence; and (3) prohibit a credit for residences acquired from a spouse.

Requires tax return preparers to file tax returns electronically unless they reasonably expect to file 100 or fewer individual income returns in a calendar year.

What's happening now October 22, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1930 Related bill Homebuyer Tax Credit Oversight and Accountability Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 28, 2009
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Oct 22, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3901: Homebuyer Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3901/
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"H.R. 3901: Homebuyer Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3901/.
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H.R. 3901, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3901/.
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