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S 22 112th Congress Senate

Homeowner Tax Fairness Act of 2011

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: March 2, 2011 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Taxation Housing finance and home ownershipIncome tax deductionsState and local taxation
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Jan 25, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 25, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 25, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Homeowner Tax Fairness Act of 2011- 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. Makes this Act applicable to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1097 Related bill Complete and Permanent Property Tax Deduction Act of 2011
  • HR 1399 Identical bill Homeowner Tax Fairness Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 2, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 22: Homeowner Tax Fairness Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-22/
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"S. 22: Homeowner Tax Fairness Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-22/.
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