[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1767 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1767

   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the first-time 
     homebuyer credit retroactive to the beginning of 2008 and to 
                     permanently extend the credit.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2009

   Mr. Paul 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 make the first-time 
     homebuyer credit retroactive to the beginning of 2008 and to 
                     permanently extend the credit.

    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 ``Fair Housing Tax Credit Extension 
Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 36 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(h) Application of Section.--This section shall only apply to a 
principal residence purchased by the taxpayer after December 31, 
2007.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to principal residences purchased after December 31, 2007.
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