United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4826 (111th)
Responsible Homeowner Relief Act of 2010
Introduced
11 March 2010
Last action
11 March 2010 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Financial Services
Sponsors
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Responsible Homeowner Relief Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer a deduction from gross income for loss from the sale or exchange of a principal residence in which such taxpayer resided for at least two years during the five-year period prior to the sale. Limits the aggregate amount of such deduction to $9,000, allowable in three annual installments of $3,000. Terminates such deduction after 2012. Requires the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to waive any short sale waiting period requirement for certain mortgagors who refinance their mortgage in a short sale. Terminates such waiver authority on January 1, 2013.
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Timeline
11 March 2010
Introduced
Referred to House Ways and Means
Source: IntroReferral
11 March 2010
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
11 March 2010
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 March 2010
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 11 March 2010 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 March 2010
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 March 2010
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 March 2010
Sponsors
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4826
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/4826
- us · 111-hr-4826 · source updated 14 August 2025