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S. 2573 114th Congress Senate

Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2016

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for taxpayers who remove lead-based hazards.

Introduced: February 24, 2016 Introduced by: Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
Taxation Child healthChild safety and welfareHazardous wastes and toxic substancesIncome tax creditsResidential rehabilitation and home repair
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 24, 2016
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 Latest action February 24, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2016

This bill allows owners of eligible dwelling units a new tax credit for up to 50% of the lead hazard reduction activity costs for each such unit in a taxable year. An "eligible dwelling unit" is any unit located in the United States that was placed in service before 1978 and the residents of which during the preceding taxable year have a cumulative adjusted gross income of less than $110,000.

The bill: (1) specifies the types of lead hazard reduction activity costs eligible for the credit, including risk assessment and abatement costs; and (2) limits the amount of the credit in any taxable year to $3,000 for specified abatement measures and $1,000 for interim lead control measures.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2821 True LEADership Act of 2016
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 24, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2573: Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2573/
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