HR 6817 115th Congress House

Home Equity Loan Deduction Restoration Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the deduction for interest on home equity indebtedness.

Introduced: September 13, 2018 See on congress.gov

Taxation Housing finance and home ownershipIncome tax deductionsInterest, dividends, interest rates

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Sep 13, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sep 13, 2018

Introduced in House

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Latest action September 13, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Home Equity Loan Deduction Restoration Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate the deduction for interest on home equity loans. (Under current law, the deduction is suspended through 2025.)

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Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6817: Home Equity Loan Deduction Restoration Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6817/

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"H.R. 6817: Home Equity Loan Deduction Restoration Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6817/.

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H.R. 6817, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6817/.

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