,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #h1         
#bjai,ms4 ,brownley of ,california      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the       
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to    
make permanent the exclusion from gross 
income of discharge of qualified        
principal residence indebtedness4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,mortgage ,debt ,tax ,forgiveness   
,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,permanent extension
 of exclusion from gross income of      
discharge of qualified principal        
residence indebtedness  7a7 ,in general 
,section #ajh7;a77#a77;,e7 of the       
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by striking which is discharged 
and all that follows and inserting a    
period4  7b7 ,effective date ,the       
amendment made by this section shall    
apply to indebtedness discharged after  
,december #ca1 #bjag4