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HR 2590 99th Congress House Taxation Housing and Housing Finance Income tax Local and Municipal Government Local taxation Public Lands and Real Property Real property tax Rental housing Tax deductions

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction to individuals who rent their principal residences for a portion of the real property taxes paid or accrued by their landlords.

Introduced: May 22, 1985 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 22, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 22, 1985
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers who rent their principal residences an income tax deduction for their proportionate share of the real property taxes paid by their landlords.

What's happening now May 22, 1985

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2590: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction to individuals who rent their principal residences for a portion of the real property taxes paid or accrued by their landlords.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2590/
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"H.R. 2590: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction to individuals who rent their principal residences for a portion of the real property taxes paid or accrued by their landlords.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2590/.
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H.R. 2590, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2590/.
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[H.R. 2590: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction to individuals who rent their principal residences for a portion of the real property taxes paid or accrued by their landlords.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2590/)
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