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S 4908 116th Congress Senate Taxation Child health Child safety and welfare Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Income tax credits Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2020

Introduced: November 18, 2020 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 18, 2020
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Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2020

This bill allows owners of eligible dwelling units a new tax credit through 2023 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.

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.

What's happening now November 18, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6233 Related bill Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Nov 18, 2020
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Nov 18, 2020
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 18, 2020
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Nov 18, 2020
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Nov 18, 2020
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 18, 2020
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Nov 18, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4908: Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4908/
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