S. 969

119 S969 IS: Stop Predatory Investing Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-11
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 969  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025   Mr. Warnock  (for himself,  Ms. Smith ,  Mr. Wyden ,  Ms. Baldwin ,  Ms. Warren ,  Mr. Gallego ,  Mr. Reed ,  Mr. Sanders ,  Ms. Klobuchar ,  Mr. Welch ,  Mr. Blumenthal , and  Mr. Booker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny interest and depreciation deductions for taxpayers owning 50 or more single family properties.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stop Predatory Investing Act  .
2.
Disallowance of interest deduction for disqualified single family property owners
(a)
In general
 Section 163  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o) and by inserting after subsection (m) the following new subsection:
(n)
Interest paid by certain disqualified single family property owners
(1)
In general
In the case of a disqualified single family property owner, no deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for any interest paid or accrued in connection with any single family residential rental property owned (directly or indirectly) by such disqualified single family property owner.
(2)
Exception
(A)
In general
Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to interest paid or accrued in the taxable year in which such single family residential rental property is sold.
(B)
Exception
Subparagraph (A) shall not apply unless the sale described in such subparagraph is—
(i)
a sale to an individual for use as the principle residence of the individual (within the meaning of section 121), or
(ii)
a sale to any qualified nonprofit organization.
(C)
Qualified nonprofit organization
(i)
In general
For purposes of this paragraph, the term  qualified nonprofit organization  means any organization which—
(I)
is not organized for profit, and
(II)
has as a principal purpose the creation, development, or preservation of affordable housing.
(ii)
Certain organizations included
The term  qualified nonprofit organization  shall include—
(I)
any community development corporation (as defined in section 204(b) of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–11a(b)),
(II)
any community housing development organization (as defined in section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12704 ),
(III)
any community-based development organization qualified under section 570.204 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection,
(IV)
any land bank,
(V)
any resident-owned cooperative or community land trust, and
(VI)
any subsidiary of a public housing agency (as defined in section 3(b)(6) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(6) ).
(iii)
Land bank
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term  land bank  means a government entity, agency, or program, or a special purpose nonprofit entity formed by one or more units of government in accordance with State or local land bank enabling law, that has been designated by one or more State or local governments to acquire, steward, and dispose of vacant, abandoned, or other problem properties in accordance with locally-determined priorities and goals.
(iv)
Community land trust
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term  community land trust  means a nonprofit organization or State or local government or instrumentality that—
(I)
use a ground lease or deed covenant with an affordability period of at least 30 years or more to—
(aa)
make rental and homeownership units affordable to households; and
(bb)
stipulate a preemptive option to purchase the affordable rentals or homeownership units so that the affordability of the units is preserved for successive income-eligible households; and
(II)
monitors properties to ensure affordability is preserved.
(3)
Disqualified single family property owner
For purposes of this subsection—
(A)
In general
The term  disqualified single family property owner  means, with respect to any taxable year, any taxpayer who owns (directly or indirectly) 50 or more single family residential rental properties.
(B)
Aggregation rules
All persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52, or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414, shall be treated as one taxpayer for purposes of this section.
(C)
Modifications
(i)
In general
For purposes of applying subparagraph (B)—
(I)
section 52(a) shall be applied by substituting  component members  for  members , and
(II)
for purposes of applying section 52(b), the term  trade or business  shall include any activity treated as a trade or business under paragraph (5) or (6) of section 469(c) (determined without regard to the phrase  To the extent provided in regulations  in such paragraph (6)).
(ii)
Component member
For purposes of this paragraph, the term  component member  has the meaning given such term by section 1563(b), except that the determination shall be made without regard to section 1563(b)(2).
(iii)
No inference
The modifications made by clause (i) shall not be construed to create any inference with respect to the proper application of section 52 with respect to any other provision of this title.
(4)
Single family residential rental property
For purposes of this subsection—
(A)
In general
The term  single family residential rental property  means—
(i)
any residential rental property (as defined in section 168(e)(2)(A)(i)) which contains 4 or fewer dwelling units (as defined in section 168(e)(2)(A)(ii)(I)), and
(ii)
improvements to real property directly related to such dwelling units located on the site of such dwelling units.
 For purposes of clause (i), each townhouse or rowhouse shall be treated as a separate building.
(B)
Exception for certain properties
Such term shall not include any residential rental property (as so defined)—
(i)
with respect to which a credit is allowed under section 42 for such taxable year or any property, or
(ii)
which—
(I)
was constructed by the taxpayer, or
(II)
acquired by the taxpayer after its construction but before the first date on which any dwelling unit in such property was occupied by a resident.
(5)
Regulations
The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including regulations to prevent the avoidance of the purposes of this subsection.
 .
(b)
Application to capitalized amounts
(1)
In general
 Section 263A(f)(2)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(D)
Exception for certain interest of disqualified single family property owners
Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any interest for which a deduction would be disallowed under section 163(n).
 .
(2)
Carrying charges
Section 266 of such Code is amended—
(A)
by striking  No deduction  and inserting the following:
(a)
In general
No deduction
 , and
(B)
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(b)
Special rule for certain interest of disqualified single family property owners
No election may be made under this section to treat as chargeable to capital account any interest for which a deduction would be disallowed under section 163(n).
 .
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to indebtedness incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
3.
Disallowance of depreciation in connection with property used by disqualified single family property owners
(a)
In general
 Section 167  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j) and by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection:
(i)
Deduction disallowed for disqualified single family property owners
(1)
In general
In the case of a disqualified single family property owner, no deduction shall be allowed under this section for any single family residential rental property owned by such disqualified single family property owner.
(2)
Exception
(A)
In general
Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to depreciation deduction which is allowable—
(i)
in connection with a single family residential rental property, and
(ii)
in the taxable year in which such single family residential rental property is sold.
(B)
Exception
Subparagraph (A) shall not apply unless the sale described in clause (ii) thereof is—
(i)
a sale to an individual for use as the principle residence of the individual (within the meaning of section 121), or
(ii)
a sale to any qualified nonprofit organization (as defined in section 163(n)(2)(C)).
(3)
Definitions
For purposes of this subsection, the terms  disqualified single family property owner  and  single family residential rental property  have the respective meanings given such terms under section 163(n).
(4)
Regulations
The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including regulations to prevent the avoidance of the purposes of this subsection.
 .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.