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HR 4970 118th Congress House Taxation

Protect Innocent Victims Of Taxation After Fire Act

Introduced: September 12, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in House
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Protect Innocent Victims Of Taxation After Fire Act

This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any amount received after 2019 and before 2026 by an individual taxpayer as a qualified wildfire relief payment. The bill defines such payment as compensation for expenses or losses incurred as a result of a federally declared forest or range fire disaster.

What's happening now July 27, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3711 Related bill Protect Innocent Victims Of Taxation After Fire Act
  • HR 7024 Related bill Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 14 Republican 4 Independent 1
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Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Aug 9, 2024
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 26, 2024
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Hoyle, Val T.
Oregon · Jan 9, 2024
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Dec 19, 2023
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Dec 13, 2023
Caraveo, Yadira
· Dec 12, 2023
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Nov 2, 2023
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Pettersen, Brittany
Colorado · Sep 29, 2023
 R
Obernolte, Jay
California · Sep 22, 2023
Chavez-DeRemer, Lori
· Sep 12, 2023
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Sep 1, 2023
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Aug 15, 2023
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Aug 1, 2023
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Aug 1, 2023
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 28, 2023
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 27, 2023
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Kiley, Kevin
California · Jul 27, 2023
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McClintock, Tom
California · Jul 27, 2023
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jul 27, 2023
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 27, 2023
Porter, Katie
· Jul 27, 2023
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Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 27, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4970: Protect Innocent Victims Of Taxation After Fire Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4970/
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"H.R. 4970: Protect Innocent Victims Of Taxation After Fire Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4970/.
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H.R. 4970, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4970/.
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