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Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2013

Introduced: May 23, 2013 See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 23, 2013
Introduced in House
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Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax benefits for individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy, including:

  • an exemption from the gross income limitation for deducting casualty losses attributable to Hurricane Sandy;
  • expensing allowances for Hurricane Sandy disaster expenses, disaster assistance property, and environmental remediation expenses;
  • treatment of losses attributable to Hurricane Sandy as net operating losses;
  • suspension of mortgage revenue bond requirements for residences located in the Hurricane Sandy disaster area;
  • an increased charitable tax deduction for Hurricane Sandy disaster relief contributions;
  • a special allocation of the new markets tax credit for investments in community development entities serving the disaster area;
  • special adjustments to the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit for individuals living in the disaster area;
  • a work opportunity tax credit for hiring employees residing in the Hurricane Sandy disaster area;
  • authorization for issuance of Hurricane Sandy bonds to finance disaster relief projects;
  • an additional allocation of low-income housing credits in states affected by Hurricane Sandy; and
  • an exemption from the 10% penalty for premature distributions from a retirement plan to individuals residing in the Hurricane Sandy disaster area.
What's happening now May 23, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 11 Republican 1
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 16, 2013
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jul 30, 2013
Owens, William
· Jul 10, 2013
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jul 8, 2013
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 8, 2013
LOWEY, NITA
· Jun 11, 2013
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jun 4, 2013
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· May 23, 2013
Bishop, Timothy
· May 23, 2013
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 23, 2013
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· May 23, 2013
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 23, 2013
ENGEL, ELIOT
· May 23, 2013
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· May 23, 2013
HOLT, RUSH
· May 23, 2013
ISRAEL, STEVE
· May 23, 2013
KING, PETER
· May 23, 2013
Lance, Leonard
· May 23, 2013
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 23, 2013
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· May 23, 2013
MCCARTHY, CAROLYN
· May 23, 2013
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 23, 2013
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · May 23, 2013
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 23, 2013
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 23, 2013
Reed, Tom
· May 23, 2013
SERRANO, JOSE
· May 23, 2013
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 23, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2137: Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2137/
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"H.R. 2137: Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2137/.
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H.R. 2137, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2137/.
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