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HR 4494 114th Congress House

Renters Fairness and Equality Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for rent paid or accrued on the personal residence of the taxpayer.

Introduced: February 8, 2016 See on congress.gov
Taxation Housing finance and home ownershipIncome tax deductions
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Feb 8, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 8, 2016
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 Latest action February 8, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Renters Fairness and Equality Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction of all rent paid paid or accrued on the principal residence of a taxpayer, but denies such deduction if the assessed or appraised value of the residence exceeds $1 million.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4494: Renters Fairness and Equality Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4494/
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"H.R. 4494: Renters Fairness and Equality Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4494/.
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H.R. 4494, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4494/.
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