Homebuyer Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2009
Latest action · Oct 22, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
- IntroducedOct 22, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Homebuyer Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the first-time homebuyer tax credit, to: (1) deny such credit to taxpayers under the age of 18; (2) require a taxpayer claiming such credit to attach to their returns a properly executed copy of the settlement statement used to purchase their residence; and (3) prohibit a credit for residences acquired from a spouse.
Requires tax return preparers to file tax returns electronically unless they reasonably expect to file 100 or fewer individual income returns in a calendar year.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 22, 2009 to Oct 28, 2009, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Oct 22, 2009 |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Oct 22, 2009 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Oct 22, 2009 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Oct 22, 2009 |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Oct 28, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Oct 28, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Melissa L. Bean | Oct 28, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2009Introduced in House
- Oct 22, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1930 | Homebuyer Tax Credit Oversight and Accountability Act of 2009 | Related bill | Oct 26, 2009 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2009Introduced in House
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