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HR 7979 116th Congress House Taxation Building construction Housing industry and standards Income tax credits Income tax deductions Natural disasters Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2020

Introduced: August 7, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 7, 2020
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Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2020

This bill allows a tax credit through 2022 for certain residential or commercial buildings owned by a taxpayer in a disaster area that are designed and constructed to meet resilient construction requirements. The bill defines resilient construction requirements as requirements with respect to buildings in a disaster area that make such buildings resistant to hazards brought on by a major disaster, reduce the duration of a disruptive event, and have the capacity to withstand a potentially disruptive event.

What's happening now August 7, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 23, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 23, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Aug 7, 2020
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Aug 7, 2020
Reed, Tom
· Aug 7, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7979: Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7979/
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"H.R. 7979: Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7979/.
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H.R. 7979, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7979/.
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