Time to Heal Act
This bill increases the home sale exclusion for surviving spouses from $250,000 to $500,000 under specific conditions. It directly affects individuals who sell their primary residence after their spouse's death, provided they met the original home sale exclusion requirements before the spouse's death and have not remarried at any time after the spouse's death until the sale occurs. The key provision amends the Internal Revenue Code to substitute $500,000 for $250,000 in calculating the exclusion for qualifying sales. The change applies to taxable years beginning after the bill's enactment date.
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Introduction
Feb 2026
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Introduced Feb 4, 2026
Last action Feb 4, 2026
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Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Tom Barrett
RRepublican
Co
Adrian Smith
RRepublican
Co
Jimmy Panetta
DDemocratic
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