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HR 3987 110th Congress House

California Wildfire Tax Relief Act of 2007

Official title: To provide emergency tax relief for persons affected by California wildfires in October of 2007.

Introduced: October 31, 2007 See on congress.gov
Taxation AccountingBondsCaliforniaCapital gains tax
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Charitable contributionsDebtDisaster reliefDisplaced personsEarningsEmergency ManagementFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForest firesHome ownershipHousing and Community DevelopmentIncome taxIndividual retirement accountsLabor and EmploymentLoans
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Oct 29, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 29, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 29, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

California Wildfire Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Provides special tax treatment for taxpayers in areas affected by the California wildfires of October 2007 relating to: (1) nonrecognition of gain from the involuntary conversion of property; (2) limitations on charitable contributions for relief efforts; (3) the exclusion from gross income for discharges of indebtedness; (4) mortgage revenue bonds; (5) limitations on personal casualty losses; (6) additional tax exemptions for providing housing for displaced individuals; (7) earned income calculations; (8) dependency status for purposes of tax exemptions or the child tax credit; (9) premature withdrawals from retirement plans; (10) income averaging; (11) recontributions to tax-deferred home purchase plans; and (12) loans from tax-qualified employer plans.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6 Republican 2
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 17, 2008
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Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 1, 2007
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 31, 2007
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Oct 31, 2007
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 31, 2007
McCarthy, Kevin
· Oct 31, 2007
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Oct 31, 2007
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Oct 29, 2007
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Oct 29, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3987: California Wildfire Tax Relief Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3987/
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"H.R. 3987: California Wildfire Tax Relief Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3987/.
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H.R. 3987, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3987/.
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