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HR 2976 116th Congress House Taxation Disaster relief and insurance Natural disasters State and local government operations Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act

Introduced: June 26, 2019 Introduced by: Chu, Judy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 23, 2019
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Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act

This bill authorizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to postpone federal tax deadlines due to an emergency or disaster that has been declared under state law. The IRS may postpone the deadlines upon the request of the governor of the state (or the mayor, in the case of the District of Columbia) in which the emergency or disaster has been declared.

What's happening now May 23, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  • S 1677 Identical bill Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act
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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 6, 2019
Murphy, Stephanie
· Jun 26, 2019
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 10, 2019
Flores, Bill
· Jun 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2976: Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2976/
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"H.R. 2976: Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2976/.
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