HR 1977 116th Congress House Taxation Housing finance and home ownership Income tax exclusion

Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2019

Introduced: March 28, 2019 See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Mar 28, 2019

Introduced in House

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Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2019

This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to extend through 2019 the exclusion from gross income of income attributable to the discharge of indebtedness on a principal residence.

What's happening now March 28, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Ways and Means Committee
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Courtney, Joe

Connecticut · Mar 28, 2019

Reed, Tom

· Mar 28, 2019

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1977: Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1977/

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"H.R. 1977: Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1977/.

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H.R. 1977, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1977/.

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