United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5137 (109th)
Workforce Housing Act of 2006
Introduced
6 April 2006
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Status
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.
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Summary
Workforce Housing Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow as a deduction from gross income any cash payments to a mortgage down payment account; and (2) establish a refundable tax credit for contributions to mortgage down payment accounts. Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to establish home ownership counseling as a prerequisite to downpayment assistance under the Act. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to local governments to provide financial assistance to developers for the production of housing for home ownership affordable to low- and moderate-income families.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 April 2006
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Introduced in House · EN · 6 April 2006
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 April 2006
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/5137
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5137