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HR 2053 116th Congress House Taxation Building construction Income tax exclusion Natural disasters Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Earthquake Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019

Introduced: August 30, 2019 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Earthquake Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019

This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income any amount received as a qualified earthquake mitigation payment.

A "qualified earthquake mitigation payment" is any amount received by a residential property owner or occupant under an earthquake loss mitigation program established by a state (including an agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of the state) or by a state with a tax-exempt organization or public instrumentality of the state.

What's happening now April 3, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 1
Cook, Paul
· Aug 30, 2019
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Jun 21, 2019
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jun 21, 2019
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Chu, Judy
California · Jun 11, 2019
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jun 10, 2019
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Garamendi, John
California · May 21, 2019
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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 3, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2053: Earthquake Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2053/
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"H.R. 2053: Earthquake Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2053/.
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