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HR 4713 111th Congress House Taxation Housing finance and home ownership Income tax credits Marriage and family status

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the first-time homebuyer credit in the case of joint returns of long-time residents where only 1 spouse meets the ownership and use requirements.

Introduced: February 26, 2010 Introduced by: Moore, Gwen Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 26, 2010
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a partial first-time homebuyer tax credit to a married couple filing a joint tax return where only one spouse meets the ownership and use requirements.

What's happening now February 26, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 26, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4713: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the first-time homebuyer credit in the case of joint returns of long-time residents where only 1 spouse meets the ownership and use requirements.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4713/
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"H.R. 4713: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the first-time homebuyer credit in the case of joint returns of long-time residents where only 1 spouse meets the ownership and use requirements.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4713/.
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H.R. 4713, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4713/.
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[H.R. 4713: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the first-time homebuyer credit in the case of joint returns of long-time residents where only 1 spouse meets the ownership and use requirements.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4713/)
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