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H.R. 9861 119th Congress House

Veteran’s Surviving Spouse Parity Act of 2026

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain spouses and surviving spouses of military veterans as veterans for purposes of the exception to the… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain spouses and surviving spouses of military veterans as veterans for purposes of the exception to the 3-year ownership look-back limitation for qualified mortgage bonds and mortgage credit certificates.

Introduced: July 22, 2026 Introduced by: Gwen Moore Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Yakym, Rudy
Indiana · Jul 22, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9861: Veteran’s Surviving Spouse Parity Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9861/
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"H.R. 9861: Veteran’s Surviving Spouse Parity Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9861/.
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H.R. 9861, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9861/.
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