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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the first-time homebuyers credit and to provide a loss deduction on the sale of a principal residence.

H.R. 3640Introduced Sep 24, 2009Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Travis Childers D-MS
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 24, 2009 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats

0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Ben Chandler (D-KY), Brad Ellsworth (D-IN), Frank Kratovil (D-MD).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Travis Childers.

Sponsor’s state and district

Mississippi in Congress · MS-1 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.