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HR 2042 113th Congress House

Preserving America's Downtowns and Heritage Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the rehabilitation credit for commercial buildings and to provide a rehabilitation credit for principal residences.

Introduced: May 17, 2013 See on congress.gov
Taxation Building constructionHistorical and cultural resourcesIncome tax creditsIndustrial facilitiesResidential rehabilitation and home repair
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May 17, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 17, 2013
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 Latest action May 17, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving America's Downtowns and Heritage Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rate of the rehabilitation tax credit for commercial buildings and for certified historic structures, and (2) allow a new 20% rehabilitation tax credit for certified historic buildings used by a taxpayer as a principal residence.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 877 Related bill Historic Homeownership Revitalization Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 23, 2013
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Carson, André
Indiana · May 17, 2013
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · May 17, 2013
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Tonko, Paul
New York · May 17, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2042: Preserving America's Downtowns and Heritage Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2042/
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"H.R. 2042: Preserving America's Downtowns and Heritage Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2042/.
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H.R. 2042, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2042/.
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