S. 5227 119th Congress Senate

First-Time Home Buyer Empowerment Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain distributions from long-term qualified tuition programs for first home purchases, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 4, 2026 Introduced by: Jon Husted Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov

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Aug 4, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Aug 4, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Finance Committee
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Lobbying activity 1

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL, INC.
for NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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Energy, Dept of
1 filing
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
1 filing
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
1 filing
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
1 filing
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
1 filing
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
1 filing
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 1

Bennet, Michael F.

Colorado · Aug 4, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5227: First-Time Home Buyer Empowerment Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5227/

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"S. 5227: First-Time Home Buyer Empowerment Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5227/.

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S. 5227, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5227/.

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