There’s new talk about what is currently known about the $8,000 new home-buyer tax credit. Some lawmakers and industries want to extend the credit into next year and modify its terms. New ideas include extending the credit to all homebuyers and increasing it to $15,000.

What’s important to remember is that these are just initial plans. The same terms were originally included the first time the housing bill went through congress and were stricken.

Here’s USA Today’s list of new proposals currently being discussed:

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