S 846 · 108th Congress 2003โ€“2005, ended

Mortgage Insurance Fairness Act

Latest action · Apr 9, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5085)

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 9, 2003
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Mortgage Insurance Fairness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the deduction of premiums for mortgage insurance. Provides for the phaseout of such deduction based on income.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2003 to May 20, 2004; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ARBlanche L. LincolnOriginalApr 9, 2003
R-COWayne AllardJun 3, 2003
R-NCElizabeth DoleJul 15, 2003
R-SCLindsey GrahamJul 15, 2003
R-PARick SantorumJul 28, 2003
D-SDTim JohnsonJul 28, 2003
D-MIDebbie StabenowJul 31, 2003
R-ALJeff SessionsJul 31, 2003
D-IATom HarkinSep 29, 2003
R-KSSam BrownbackOct 24, 2003
D-ARMark L. PryorJan 22, 2004
D-WAPatty MurrayJan 27, 2004
R-GASaxby ChamblissFeb 11, 2004
D-WAMaria CantwellFeb 23, 2004
D-PAArlen SpecterMar 2, 2004
R-KYJim BunningMar 3, 2004
D-LAJohn B. BreauxMar 10, 2004
R-IDLarry E. CraigMar 10, 2004
D-NJJon S. CorzineMar 11, 2004
R-VAGeorge AllenMar 24, 2004
D-ILRichard J. DurbinApr 26, 2004
R-MNNorm ColemanMay 10, 2004
D-FLBob GrahamMay 20, 2004
D-WIHerb KohlMay 20, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred Apr 9, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 9, 2003Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 9, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5084-5085)
  3. Apr 9, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5085)

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S2215Gordon H. Smith R-ORMar 4, 2004
SenateDebate and remarks S5084Text printed S5085Gordon H. Smith R-OR (text)Apr 9, 2003

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 108-573EXPANDING HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES92 pagesBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs CommitteeJun 12, 2003

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Mortgage Insurance Fairness Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 9, 2003Introduced in Senate

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