United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1680 (105th)
Married Couples Home Sale Equity Act of 1997
Introduced
20 May 1997
Last action
20 May 1997 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Married Couples Home Sale Equity Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a husband and wife to make separate elections regarding the one-time exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence. Modifies the dollar limitations.
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Timeline
20 May 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 May 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
20 May 1997
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E979-980)
Source: IntroReferral
20 May 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 20 May 1997 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 May 1997
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 May 1997
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 20 May 1997
Sponsors
- Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1680
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1680
- us · 105-hr-1680 · source updated 21 August 2025