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HR 4120 116th Congress House Taxation Bank accounts, deposits, capital Housing and community development funding Housing finance and home ownership Income tax exclusion Marriage and family status Residential rehabilitation and home repair Tax treatment of families

First-Time Homeowners Assistance Act of 2019

Introduced: July 30, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 30, 2019
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First-Time Homeowners Assistance Act of 2019

This bill establishes a tax-exempt qualified first-time homeowner assistance program. Under such a program, a person may make cash contributions to a first-time homeowner assistance account.

The bill defines "first-time homeowner assistance account" as an account for providing down payment assistance to an account beneficiary who is a first-time homeowner of a principal residence in the United States. The amount of such downpayment assistance cannot exceed 10% of the cost of acquiring, constructing, or substantially improving the residence.

What's happening now July 30, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 27, 2019
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Aug 6, 2019
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jul 30, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4120: First-Time Homeowners Assistance Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4120/
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"H.R. 4120: First-Time Homeowners Assistance Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4120/.
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H.R. 4120, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4120/.
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