I
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2905
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 16, 2009
Mr. Moran of Kansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit and to modify the credit by repealing the first-time homebuyer requirement and waiving recapture.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Homebuyer Tax Credit Expansion Act of
2009
.
Modification of first-time homebuyer credit
Repeal of first-time homebuyer requirement
In general
Subsection (a) of
section 36 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
who is a first-time homebuyer of a principal residence
and
inserting who purchases a principal residence
.
Subsection (c) of section 36 of such Code is amended by striking paragraph (1) (defining first-time homebuyer) and by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively.
Conforming amendment
The heading for section 36 of such Code is amended by
striking First-time
.
Waiver of recapture
In general
Section 36 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (f) and by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively.
Conforming amendment
Subsection (f) of section 36 of such Code (as
redesignated by this section) is amended by striking subsection (c) and
(f)(4)(D)
and inserting subsection (c)
.
Extension
Subsection
(g) of section 36 of such Code (as redesignated by this section) is amended by
striking December 1, 2009
and inserting January 1, 2012.
Effective dates
In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to residences purchased after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Subsection (b)
The amendments made by subsection (b) shall take effect as included in the enactment of section 3011(a) of the Housing Assistance and Tax Relief Act of 2008.