Urging local tax assessors, in light of the current housing market and economic struggles of people in the United States, to more frequently reassess the property values used to determine property taxes for primary residences, and encouraging local governments to provide property tax relief to those whose home values have declined.

Summary

Urges local tax assessors to more frequently assess property values, especially those of primary residences, used to determine property taxes. Encourages county commissioners, city council members, school board members, and others, as they set their yearly budgets, to provide, when possible, property tax relief during this current economic downturn.

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1. 30 March 2009

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   Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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2. 30 March 2009

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   Introduced in House

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3. 30 March 2009

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   Introduced in House

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• Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] · R · Cosponsor
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