# 119-hr-7349: Time to Heal Act

119-hr-7349, Time to Heal Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7349
- Congress: 119
- Title: Time to Heal Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**Gives surviving spouses the same $500,000 principal-residence capital gains exclusion as married couples.** This bill would let an individual whose spouse died use the $500,000 exclusion for a home sale if they met the ownership and use tests immediately before death and have not remarried before the end of the taxable year of the sale, and it would apply to sales in taxable years beginning after enactment.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher home sale tax break for surviving spouses: benefit, high. This bill would let you exclude up to $500,000 of gain when you sell your main home. The $500,000 limit would replace the $250,000 limit for qualifying surviving spouses. To qualify, your spouse must have been deceased on the sale date and must have met the paragraph (2)(A) requirements immediately…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-429: Rosie the Riveter Commemorative Coin Act
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250

## Sources
- [119-hr-7349 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7349)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-429: Rosie the Riveter Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-429)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7349 (as of 2026-07-15).