Helping Americans Keep Their Homes Act of 2009

Summary

Helping Americans Keep Their Homes Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from $10,000 to $15,000 the limit on penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer; (2) suspend the first-time homebuyer requirement for such distributions that are made before January 1, 2011; and (3) exempt loans from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) used to refinance a principal residence from certain prohibited transaction tax rules until 2011.

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Timeline

1. 19 March 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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2. 19 March 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 19 March 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 19 March 2009 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 19 March 2009

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 19 March 2009

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 19 March 2009

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Sponsors

• Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] · R · Sponsor
• Kenny Marchant · R · Sponsor
• Kay Granger · R · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

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