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H.R. 110 115th Congress House

Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness.

Introduced: May 17, 2018 Introduced by: Julia Brownley Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Taxation Housing finance and home ownershipIncome tax exclusion
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 3, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the exclusion from gross income of income attributable to the discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2256 Tax Extender Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 7, 2018
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 24, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· May 17, 2018
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 17, 2018
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 17, 2018
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Dec 20, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 110: Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-110/
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"H.R. 110: Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-110/.
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H.R. 110, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-110/.
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