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HR 4202 112th Congress House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness.

Introduced: June 19, 2012 See on congress.gov
Taxation Housing finance and home ownershipIncome tax exclusion
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Mar 19, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 19, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 19, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2014 the exclusion from gross income of income attributable to the discharge of indebtedness on a principal residence.

 Related & companion bills 5
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 17
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Dec 31, 2012
FATTAH, CHAKA
· Oct 19, 2012
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 21, 2012
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Sep 11, 2012
WATT, MELVIN
· Sep 11, 2012
BACA, JOE
· Aug 2, 2012
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 2, 2012
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 20, 2012
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 19, 2012
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 8, 2012
Boren, Dan
· May 31, 2012
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 31, 2012
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 31, 2012
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 31, 2012
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 18, 2012
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 18, 2012
ROSS, MIKE
· May 16, 2012
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
· May 16, 2012
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 16, 2012
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 16, 2012
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 16, 2012
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 20, 2012
BECERRA, XAVIER
· Mar 19, 2012
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· Mar 19, 2012
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Mar 19, 2012
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 19, 2012
LEVIN, SANDER
· Mar 19, 2012
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 19, 2012
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 19, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4202: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4202/
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"H.R. 4202: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4202/.
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H.R. 4202, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4202/.
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