United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4248 (101st)
Affordable Housing and First Home Buyer Assistance Act of 1990
Introduced
13 March 1990
Last action
2 April 1990 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Sponsors
Rep. Douglas, Chuck [R-NH-2], Rep. Bartlett, Steve [R-TX-3], Rep. Weber, Vin [R-MN-2], Rep. Gallo, Dean A. [R-NJ-11], Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6], Christopher Smith, Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2], Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-3], Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3], Rep. James, Craig T. [R-FL-4], Rep. Lukens, Donald E. [R-OH-8], Rep. Paxon, Bill [R-NY-31], JOHN DUNCAN, Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-40], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24], F. SENSENBRENNER, Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1], Rep. Smith, Bob [R-NH-1], Rep. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ-4], Rep. Smith, Peter [R-VT-At Large], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-27], Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-13], Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-43], Rep. Hastert, J. Dennis [R-IL-14], Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1], Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]
Subjects
Housing
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Affordable Housing and First Home Buyer Assistance Act of 1990 - Title I: First Home Ownership Accounts - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit a personal deduction for specified contributions to a first home ownership account. Treats such account as an individual retirement account upon a first home purchase. Title II: Repeal of Taxation of Gain on Sale of Principal Residence - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the taxation of gain on the sale of a principal residence. Title III: Mortgage Bonds and Credit Certificates - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 1993 the issue period for qualified mortgage bonds. Title IV: Mortgage Insurance - Amends the National Housing Act with regard to adjustable rate single family mortgages to: (1) increase maximum interest adjustments; and (2) repeal the aggregate fiscal year limit on such insured mortgages and loans. Authorizes a first-time homebuyer downpayment insurance demonstration program. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to provide a secondary market for downpayment loans. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize insurance for downpayment loans. Amends the National Housing Act to establish minimum Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund reserves. Title V: Study Regarding Shared Equity Reserves - Directs the Secretary to study and report to the Congress on shared equity mortgages for first-time homebuyers. Authorizes appropriations.
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Timeline
13 March 1990
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
13 March 1990
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 March 1990
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 April 1990
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · undated · Official file
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 13 March 1990
Sponsors
- Rep. Douglas, Chuck [R-NH-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Steve [R-TX-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Weber, Vin [R-MN-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gallo, Dean A. [R-NJ-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] · R · Sponsor
- Christopher Smith · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. James, Craig T. [R-FL-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lukens, Donald E. [R-OH-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Paxon, Bill [R-NY-31] · R · Sponsor
- JOHN DUNCAN · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-40] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24] · R · Cosponsor
- F. SENSENBRENNER · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Bob [R-NH-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Peter [R-VT-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-43] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hastert, J. Dennis [R-IL-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/4248
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/4248
- us · 101-hr-4248 · source updated 26 August 2025