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HR 2994 113th Congress House

Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 1 year the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness.

Introduced: January 9, 2014 See on congress.gov
Taxation Housing finance and home ownershipIncome tax exclusion
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Aug 2, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 2, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 2, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2013 - 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 4
  • HR 2788 Related bill Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act
  • HR 3856 Related bill Homeowners Debt Relief Extension Act of 2014
  • HR 5785 Related bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified…
  • S 1187 Related bill Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 129
All 129 Democratic 39 Republican 20
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Dec 8, 2014
CAPPS, LOIS
· Dec 3, 2014
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Dec 3, 2014
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Dec 3, 2014
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Dec 3, 2014
Esty, Elizabeth
· Dec 3, 2014
Fleming, John
· Dec 3, 2014
LEWIS, JOHN
· Dec 3, 2014
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Dec 3, 2014
Ross, Dennis
· Dec 3, 2014
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Dec 3, 2014
Shuster, Bill
· Dec 3, 2014
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 19, 2014
Marchant, Kenny
· Nov 19, 2014
Edwards, Donna
· Nov 14, 2014
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Nov 14, 2014
Granger, Kay
· Nov 14, 2014
Rokita, Todd
· Nov 14, 2014
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Nov 14, 2014
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Nov 14, 2014
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 18, 2014
Rice, Tom
· Sep 18, 2014
Brooks, Susan
· Sep 17, 2014
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Sep 15, 2014
Gibbs, Bob
· Sep 11, 2014
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Sep 11, 2014
Gingrey, Phil
· Sep 9, 2014
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Sep 9, 2014
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 9, 2014
Lance, Leonard
· Sep 9, 2014
O'Rourke, Beto
· Sep 9, 2014
UPTON, FRED
· Sep 9, 2014
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Sep 9, 2014
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Aug 1, 2014
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 31, 2014
LATHAM, TOM
· Jul 31, 2014
Meadows, Mark
· Jul 31, 2014
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 31, 2014
BACHUS, SPENCER
· Jul 30, 2014
Barrow, John
· Jul 30, 2014
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 30, 2014
COBLE, HOWARD
· Jul 30, 2014
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jul 30, 2014
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Jul 30, 2014
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 30, 2014
Rooney, Thomas
· Jul 30, 2014
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 30, 2014
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 29, 2014
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jul 29, 2014
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jun 23, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2994: Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2994/
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"H.R. 2994: Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2994/.
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H.R. 2994, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2994/.
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