[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 348 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 348

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an enhanced 
deduction for qualified residence interest on acquisition indebtedness 
                          for heritage homes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 2005

  Mr. Platts introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an enhanced 
deduction for qualified residence interest on acquisition indebtedness 
                          for heritage homes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Heritage Homes Tax Incentive Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED RESIDENCE INTEREST ON 
              ACQUISITION INDEBTEDNESS FOR HERITAGE HOMES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 163 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to disallowance of deduction for 
personal interest) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(6) Heritage home.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of qualified 
                residence interest which is paid or accrued on 
                acquisition indebtedness incurred with respect to the 
                heritage home of the taxpayer, the deduction under 
                subsection (a) shall be 125 percent of the amount 
                otherwise allowable by subsection (a).
                    ``(B) Heritage home.--For purposes of subparagraph 
                (A), the term `heritage home' means the principal 
                residence of the taxpayer--
                            ``(i) the construction of which was 
                        substantially completed at least 50 years 
                        before the beginning of the taxable year,
                            ``(ii) which is a certified historic 
                        structure (as defined in section 47(c)(3)(A)),
                            ``(iii) which is located in a registered 
                        historic district (as defined in section 
                        47(c)(3)(B)), or
                            ``(iv) which is located on land which was 
                        platted for residential purposes at least 50 
                        years prior to the beginning of the taxable 
                        year.''.
    (b) Deduction Allowed Whether or not Taxpayer Itemizes 
Deductions.--Subsection (a) of section 62 of such Code (defining 
adjusted gross income) is amended by inserting after paragraph (19) 
(relating to costs involving discrimination suits, etc.) the following 
new paragraph:
            ``(21) Qualified residence interest on acquisition 
        indebtedness for heritage homes.--The deduction under section 
        163 for qualified residence interest on acquisition 
        indebtedness with respect to the heritage home of the taxpayer. 
        Terms used in the preceding sentence have the meanings given 
        such terms by section 163.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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