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H.R. 9743 118th Congress House

DEPLOY Tax Relief Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for traveling expenses for Federal disaster relief workers away from home for more than 1 year.

Introduced: September 20, 2024 Introduced by: Bennie G. Thompson Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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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.
Sep 20, 2024
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 Latest action September 20, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Deployed Emergency Professionals Lasting Over a Year Tax Relief Act or the DEPLOY Tax Relief Act

This bill allows a tax deduction for the travel expenses of federal disaster relief workers away from home for more than one year. (Under current law, the deduction for travel expenses while away from home is limited to temporary work assignments for one year or less except for a few specific situations.)

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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Sep 20, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9743: DEPLOY Tax Relief Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9743/
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"H.R. 9743: DEPLOY Tax Relief Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9743/.
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H.R. 9743, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9743/.
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