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S 1268 111th Congress Senate

Homeowner Tax Fairness Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the additional standard deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers.

Introduced: June 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Housing finance and home ownershipIncome tax deductionsState and local taxation
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Jun 16, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 16, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 16, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Homeowner Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the standard tax deduction for real property taxes available to taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize their deductions; and (2) repeal the $500 limitation on such deduction.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3213 Related bill Complete and Permanent Property Tax Deduction Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 16, 2009
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 16, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1268: Homeowner Tax Fairness Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1268/
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"S. 1268: Homeowner Tax Fairness Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1268/.
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S. 1268, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1268/.
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