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HR 5494 116th Congress House Taxation Disaster relief and insurance Income tax exclusion Natural disasters Residential rehabilitation and home repair State and local government operations

Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019

Introduced: December 19, 2019 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 19, 2019
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Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019

This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any qualified catastrophe mitigation payment made under a state-based catastrophe loss mitigation program. A qualified catastrophe mitigation payment means any amount received for making improvements to an individual's residence for the sole purpose of reducing the damage that would be done to such residence by a windstorm, earthquake, or wildfire.

What's happening now December 19, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 12 Republican 3
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jun 29, 2020
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 13, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 5, 2020
Byrne, Bradley
· Jan 17, 2020
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jan 10, 2020
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Dec 19, 2019
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Bera, Ami
California · Dec 19, 2019
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Calvert, Ken
California · Dec 19, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Dec 19, 2019
Cook, Paul
· Dec 19, 2019
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Garamendi, John
California · Dec 19, 2019
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Dec 19, 2019
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Dec 19, 2019
Rice, Tom
· Dec 19, 2019
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Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Dec 19, 2019
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Dec 19, 2019
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Dec 19, 2019
Speier, Jackie
· Dec 19, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5494: Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5494/
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"H.R. 5494: Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5494/.
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