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H.R. 1095 116th Congress House

Disaster Certainty Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to automatically postpone certain deadlines in the case of taxpayers located in a disaster area.

Introduced: March 27, 2019 See on congress.gov
Taxation Disaster relief and insuranceTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Feb 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 7, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disaster Certainty Act of 2019

This bill automatically extends tax filing deadlines by 60 days for taxpayers who have a principal residence or place of business located in a disaster area.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1148 2018 Natural Disasters Tax Relief Act
  • HR 2145 Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Apr 9, 2019
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Mar 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1095: Disaster Certainty Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1095/
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"H.R. 1095: Disaster Certainty Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1095/.
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H.R. 1095, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1095/.
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