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HR 2619 118th Congress House Taxation

Tax Fairness for Disaster Victims Act

Introduced: April 13, 2023 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 13, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tax Fairness for Disaster Victims Act

This bill allows individual taxpayers living in a disaster area to use earned income from a preceding taxable year for purposes of calculating the earned income tax credit. The bill applies if current year income is disrupted by a disaster and is less than the income of the preceding taxable year.

What's happening now April 13, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2619: Tax Fairness for Disaster Victims Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2619/
MLA
"H.R. 2619: Tax Fairness for Disaster Victims Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2619/.
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H.R. 2619, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2619/.
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[H.R. 2619: Tax Fairness for Disaster Victims Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2619/)
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