HR 1851 116th Congress House Taxation Capital gains tax Disaster relief and insurance Economic development

Disaster Recovery and Opportunity Act of 2019

Introduced: March 21, 2019 See on congress.gov

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Mar 21, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Mar 21, 2019

Introduced in House

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Disaster Recovery and Opportunity Act of 2019

This bill allows the chief executive officer (e.g., governor) of a state to designate certain population census tracts in areas related to federally declared disasters as opportunity zones. This makes investments in the areas eligible for various tax incentives.

What's happening now March 21, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Ways and Means Committee
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Dunn, Neal P.

Florida · May 15, 2019

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1851: Disaster Recovery and Opportunity Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1851/

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"H.R. 1851: Disaster Recovery and Opportunity Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1851/.

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H.R. 1851, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1851/.

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