S 1245
111th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards.
Introduced: June 11, 2009
Introduced by:
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Democratic
· Rhode Island
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 11, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 11, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6552)
Jun 11, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50 percent of the costs of reducing lead hazards in U.S. homes built before 1960 in which certain low-income children less than six years of age and women of child-bearing age reside. Allows a maximum credit of $3,000 for lead abatement costs and $1,000 for the cost of interim lead control measures.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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