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H.R. 4826 (111th)

Responsible Homeowner Relief Act of 2010

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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

Taxation

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

  1. 11 March 2010

    Introduced

    Referred to House Ways and Means

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 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

  3. 11 March 2010

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 11 March 2010

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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