HR 4881
111th Congress
House
Taxation
China
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Toxic Drywall Homeowner Relief Act of 2010
Introduced: March 18, 2010
Introduced by:
Wittman, Robert J.
Republican
· Virginia
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 18, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Toxic Drywall Homeowner Relief Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction from gross income for the cost of removing and remediating drywall installed in a principal residence between 2004 and 2009 which is reasonably believed to have been manufactured in China and which contains elevated levels of sulphur or strontium.
Allows an additional deduction for the taxpayer's alternative living costs, and a tax credit of up to $1,000 for the cost of moving from a principal residence to temporary lodging, while drywall in such residence is being evaluated, removed, and replaced.
Terminates the tax deductions and credit allowed by this Act after 2011.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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