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HR 3251 116th Congress House Taxation Disaster relief and insurance Income tax deductions Life, casualty, property insurance Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the temporary rule limiting personal casualty losses to only disaster-related losses.

Introduced: June 19, 2019 Introduced by: Courtney, Joe Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 13, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the tax rule in effect through 2025 that limits the deduction for personal casualty losses to only disaster-related losses.

What's happening now June 13, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
KING, PETER
· Jun 19, 2019
Kuster, Ann
· Jun 13, 2019
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 13, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3251: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the temporary rule limiting personal casualty losses to only disaster-related losses.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3251/
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"H.R. 3251: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the temporary rule limiting personal casualty losses to only disaster-related losses.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3251/.
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H.R. 3251, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3251/.
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[H.R. 3251: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the temporary rule limiting personal casualty losses to only disaster-related losses.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3251/)
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