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HR 2718 112th Congress House

Disaster Tax Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand tax relief for national disasters.

Introduced: August 1, 2011 See on congress.gov
Taxation AlabamaBusiness investment and capitalDisaster relief and insuranceGambling
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 1, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 1, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disaster Tax Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to disaster tax relief provisions, to: (1) provide for an increase in the tax deduction for losses attributable to a federally declared disaster, (2) make permanent expensing provisions for qualified disaster expenses and qualified disaster assistance property and for net operating losses attributable to federally declared disasters, (3) waive specified requirements for the issuance of mortgage revenue bonds in disaster areas, (4) increase the limit for charitable contributions for disaster relief for individuals and corporations, and (5) increase the new markets tax credit for low-income community investments within a disaster area.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1456 Identical bill Disaster Tax Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 29, 2012
Carnahan, Russ
· Oct 26, 2011
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Aug 1, 2011
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Aug 1, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2718: Disaster Tax Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2718/
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"H.R. 2718: Disaster Tax Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2718/.
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H.R. 2718, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2718/.
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