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H.R. 7676House117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

Home Modification for Accessibility Act of 2022

Sponsored by Charlie CristRep. Charlie Crist (D-FL)
Introduced May 6, 2022

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The Home Modification for Accessibility Act of 2022 changes the tax code to help homeowners, especially older or disabled adults, pay for safety, security, and accessibility upgrades to their primary residence. It lets people take early withdrawals from retirement plans for these improvements without the usual 10% penalty and excludes those amounts from taxable income. It also creates a new tax deduction for qualified home‑improvement expenses, limited to a total of $30,000 per person. The Treasury must issue receipt rules and report on how the provisions are used.

Key Provisions

  • Allows penalty‑free early distributions from retirement plans for qualified home‑accessibility, security, or safety improvements, limited to $30,000 per individual and excluded from gross income.
  • Creates a new “retirement home improvement deduction” for qualified expenses, also capped at $30,000 total per person, available whether or not the taxpayer itemizes, and not deductible for AMT purposes.
  • Requires the Treasury Secretary to set receipt requirements within 90 days and to report annually to Congress on the use of these tax benefits.

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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May 6, 2022

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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May 6, 2022

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Introduced in HouseIssued May 6, 2022

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117th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7676

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 6, 2022

Mr. Crist (for himself and Mr. Suozzi) 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 assist homeowners in making safety, security, and accessibility improvements to their homes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Home Modification for Accessibility Act of 2022.

2.

Distributions from retirement plans in case of certain accessibility, security, and safety home improvements

(a)

Not subject to early distribution penalty

Section 72(t)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(I)

Distribution from retirement plans in case of certain accessibility, security, and safety home improvements

(i)

In general

Any qualified retirement home improvement distribution.

(ii)

Qualified retirement home improvement distribution

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term qualified retirement home improvement distribution means any distribution made before the date on which the employee attains age 591/2 from an applicable eligible retirement plan (as defined in subparagraph (H)(vi)(I)) to the extent such distributions do not exceed for the taxable year amounts paid or incurred—

(I)

by the individual with respect to the individual’s primary residence (within the meaning of section 121), and

(II)

to improve for aging or disabled adults the accessibility, security, or safety of such residence.

(iii)

Limitation

The aggregate amount which may be treated as qualified retirement home improvement distributions by any individual for all taxable years shall not exceed $30,000.

(iv)

Special rules

For purposes of this subparagraph—

(I)

Exemption of distributions from trustee to trustee transfer and withholding rules

For purposes of sections 401(a)(31), 402(f), and 3405, a qualified retirement home improvement distribution shall not be treated as an eligible rollover distribution.

(II)

Distributions treated as meeting plan distribution requirements

Any qualified retirement home improvement distribution shall be treated as meeting the requirements of sections 401(k)(2)(B)(i), 403(b)(7)(A)(ii), 403(b)(11), and 457(d)(1)(A).

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(b)

Excluded from gross income

Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting before section 140 the following new section:

139J.

Qualified retirement home improvement distributions

Gross income shall not include any amount treated as a qualified retirement home improvement distribution under section 72(t)(2)(I).

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(c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions made after December 31, 2021.

3.

Retirement home improvement deduction

(a)

In general

Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating section 224 as section 225 and by inserting after section 223 the following new section:

224.

Retirement home improvement deduction

(a)

In general

In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year an amount equal to the qualified retirement home improvement expenditures of the taxpayer for the taxable year.

(b)

Limitation

The amount of qualified retirement home improvement expenditures taken into account under subsection (a) for the taxable year shall not exceed an amount equal to the excess (if any) of—

(1)

$30,000, over

(2)

the sum of—

(A)

the aggregate amount of qualified retirement home improvement expenditures taken into account by the individual under subsection (a) for all preceding taxable years, and

(B)

the aggregate amount taken into account under section 72(t)(2)(I) by the individual in determining whether a distribution is a qualified retirement home improvement distribution that is excluded from gross income under section 139J.

(c)

Qualified retirement home improvement expenditures

For purposes of this section, the term qualified retirement home improvement expenditures means amounts paid or incurred—

(1)

by an individual who has attained the age of 59½,

(2)

with respect to the individual’s primary residence (within the meaning of section 121), and

(3)

to improve for aging or disabled adults the accessibility, security, or safety of such residence.

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(b)

Deduction allowed without regard to whether taxpayer itemizes

Section 62(a) of such Code is amended by inserting after paragraph (21) the following new paragraph:

(22)

Retirement home improvements

The deduction allowed by section 224.

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(c)

Deduction not allowed for purposes of alternative minimum tax

Section 56(b)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking or at the end of clause (i), by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting , or, and by inserting after clause (ii) (as so amended) the following:

(iii)

the deduction allowed by section 224.

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(d)

Clerical amendment

The table of sections for part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 224 and inserting the following:

Sec. 224. Retirement home improvement deduction.

Sec. 225. Cross reference.

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(e)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2022.

4.

Receipt and reporting requirements for tax benefits relating to retirement home improvements

(a)

Establishment of receipt requirements

The Secretary of the Treasury shall, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, prescribe such receipt requirements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and prevent the abuse of sections 72(t)(2)(I) and 224 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this Act).

(b)

Reports by Secretary

The Secretary of the Treasury shall, not later than November 30, 2023, and annually thereafter, submit to Congress a report detailing the extent to which taxpayers use sections 72(t)(2)(I) and 224.