To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for major disasters declared in any of calendar years 2012 through 2015, to make certain tax relief provisions permanent, and for other purposes.
Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
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Give Assistance and Help to Americans impacted by Natural Disasters Act or the Give A HAND Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow various tax credits, deductions, and modifications to existing rules in areas impacted by disasters. With respect to areas in which a federally declared disaster occurred, the bill allows: expensing of disaster expenses, increased charitable contribution limits and mileage rates, modifications to rules regarding deductions for losses, waivers of certain mortgage revenue bond requirements, increased expensing and bonus depreciation, an increased new markets tax credit allocation, penalty-free distributions from retirement plans, an additional exemption for providing housing to displaced individuals, an exclusion for cancellations of indebtedness, the use of the previous year's income for calculating the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit, an increased rehabilitation credit for buildings, additional advance refundings of certain tax-exempt bonds, disaster area recovery bonds, additional low-income housing credit allocations, an exclusion for disaster mitigation payments received from state and local governments, a deduction for payments to a tax-exempt natural disaster fund, a credit for a portion of the wages paid to employees, an exclusion for employer-provided housing, an enhanced deduction for medical expenses, and extensions for tax and Medicare filing deadlines. The bill also modifies several deductions, credits, and other tax provisions that affect Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Alcoholic beveragesBuilding constructionBusiness investment and capitalCaribbean areaCharitable contributionsCommunity life and organizationCredit and credit marketsDisaster relief and insuranceEmployee benefits and pensionsFinancial services and investmentsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth care costs and insuranceHistoric sites and heritage areasHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing finance and home ownershipIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionLife, casualty, property insuranceLow- and moderate-income housingMedicareNatural disastersPoverty and welfare assistancePuerto RicoResidential rehabilitation and home repairSales and excise taxesSecuritiesState and local government operationsTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax-exempt organizationsTax treatment of familiesTransportation costsU.S. territories and protectoratesVirgin IslandsWages and earningsWater use and supply
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for major disasters declared in any of calendar years 2012 through 2015, to make certain tax relief provisions permanent, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-4172| House
| Updated: 11/3/2017
Give Assistance and Help to Americans impacted by Natural Disasters Act or the Give A HAND Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow various tax credits, deductions, and modifications to existing rules in areas impacted by disasters. With respect to areas in which a federally declared disaster occurred, the bill allows: expensing of disaster expenses, increased charitable contribution limits and mileage rates, modifications to rules regarding deductions for losses, waivers of certain mortgage revenue bond requirements, increased expensing and bonus depreciation, an increased new markets tax credit allocation, penalty-free distributions from retirement plans, an additional exemption for providing housing to displaced individuals, an exclusion for cancellations of indebtedness, the use of the previous year's income for calculating the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit, an increased rehabilitation credit for buildings, additional advance refundings of certain tax-exempt bonds, disaster area recovery bonds, additional low-income housing credit allocations, an exclusion for disaster mitigation payments received from state and local governments, a deduction for payments to a tax-exempt natural disaster fund, a credit for a portion of the wages paid to employees, an exclusion for employer-provided housing, an enhanced deduction for medical expenses, and extensions for tax and Medicare filing deadlines. The bill also modifies several deductions, credits, and other tax provisions that affect Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Alcoholic beveragesBuilding constructionBusiness investment and capitalCaribbean areaCharitable contributionsCommunity life and organizationCredit and credit marketsDisaster relief and insuranceEmployee benefits and pensionsFinancial services and investmentsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth care costs and insuranceHistoric sites and heritage areasHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing finance and home ownershipIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionLife, casualty, property insuranceLow- and moderate-income housingMedicareNatural disastersPoverty and welfare assistancePuerto RicoResidential rehabilitation and home repairSales and excise taxesSecuritiesState and local government operationsTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax-exempt organizationsTax treatment of familiesTransportation costsU.S. territories and protectoratesVirgin IslandsWages and earningsWater use and supply