H.R. 5623: Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010

111th Congress · introduced 2010-06-29 · Taxation · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-198.

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-06-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Dahlkemper, Kathleen A. [D-PA-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 401 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5623 (2010-06-29), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-198. (final step reached)
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Official title

Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 29, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend eligibility for the first-time homebuyer tax credit until September 30, 2010, for taxpayers who entered into a binding contract to purchase a principal residence before May 1, 2010; (2) extend the penalty for tendering a bad check to the Internal Revenue Service to tendering any instrument in payment, by any commercially acceptable means; and (3) authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose prisoner tax return information to state agencies charged with the responsibility for administration of prisons. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend through FY2015 the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to collect a fee for the use of the electronic travel authorization system. Amends the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 to extend the implementation of such Act until after the collection of fees for use of the electronic travel authorization system and extend until FY2015 the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer such fees to the Corporation for Travel Promotion. Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

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Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Dahlkemper, Kathleen A. [D-PA-3] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5623, Homebuyers Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010 (2010-06-29); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5623, Homebuyers Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010 (2010-06-29)

Cosponsors on this site

Dina Titus (D-NV), Joe Courtney (D-CT)

Recorded votes

House roll call 401 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5623 (2010-06-29): Passed

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Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5623.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr5623 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111