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S 1479 117th 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 2021

Introduced: April 29, 2021 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 29, 2021
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Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2021

This bill allows owners of eligible dwelling units a new tax credit through 2024 for 50% of the lead hazard reduction activity costs for each such unit, up to an aggregate of $4,000 per unit. 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 April 29, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2875 Identical bill Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 15, 2021
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Padilla, Alex
California · May 13, 2021
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 29, 2021
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 29, 2021
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Apr 29, 2021
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Apr 29, 2021
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 29, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1479: Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1479/
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"S. 1479: Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1479/.
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S. 1479, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1479/.
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