HR917-119

Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness.

119th Congress Introduced Feb 4, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Housing.

Who Benefits and How

financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HD7463F66CF26445FADB13BE89A295B9B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness Act of 2025.
  • Section H6095B8E29B6C4D488548A19F6F4713BA: 2. Permanent extension of exclusion from gross income of discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness Section 108(a)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Key Policy Areas

Finance, Housing

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Policy Domains

Finance Housing

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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financial institutions, investors, and borrowers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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federal implementing agencies:
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 4, 2025

Ms. Brownley introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance Housing
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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