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Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1133| Senate 
| Updated: 4/10/2019
Deb Fischer

Deb Fischer

Republican Senator

Nebraska

Cosponsors (3)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 This bill allows various tax credits, tax deductions, and modifications to existing rules for individuals and businesses affected by federally declared disasters that occurred after December 31, 2018, and before April 15, 2019. With respect to individuals and businesses in the affected areas, the bill waives the 10% additional tax on certain early distributions from retirement plans, permits individuals to recontribute funds to retirement plans if the funds were distributed for a home purchase that was cancelled on account of a disaster, increases the limit and extends the repayment deadline for loans from retirement plans, allows an employee retention tax credit for employers affected by disasters, temporarily increases the limitation on tax deductions for charitable contributions for relief efforts in disaster areas, modifies the rules for the deduction for personal casualty losses, and allows taxpayers residing in disaster areas to use earned income from the immediately preceding year for the purpose of determining earned income for the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit.
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Timeline
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 10, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 29, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8440
Introduced in House
  • April 10, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 10, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • September 29, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8440
    Introduced in House

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2145: Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • HR 116-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
  • HR 116-2284: Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • HR 116-536: Hurricane Florence Tax Relief Act
  • HR 116-3287: TREAD Act
  • HR 116-1148: 2018 Natural Disasters Tax Relief Act
  • S 116-617: Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act of 2019
  • HR 116-4415: To provide a temporary increase in the limitation on deductible contributions made for relief efforts related to Hurricane Dorian.
  • S 116-2544: Hurricanes Florence and Michael and California Wildfire Tax Relief Act
Charitable contributionsDisaster relief and insuranceEmployee benefits and pensionsHousing finance and home ownershipIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionWages and earnings

Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1133| Senate 
| Updated: 4/10/2019
Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 This bill allows various tax credits, tax deductions, and modifications to existing rules for individuals and businesses affected by federally declared disasters that occurred after December 31, 2018, and before April 15, 2019. With respect to individuals and businesses in the affected areas, the bill waives the 10% additional tax on certain early distributions from retirement plans, permits individuals to recontribute funds to retirement plans if the funds were distributed for a home purchase that was cancelled on account of a disaster, increases the limit and extends the repayment deadline for loans from retirement plans, allows an employee retention tax credit for employers affected by disasters, temporarily increases the limitation on tax deductions for charitable contributions for relief efforts in disaster areas, modifies the rules for the deduction for personal casualty losses, and allows taxpayers residing in disaster areas to use earned income from the immediately preceding year for the purpose of determining earned income for the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit.
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Timeline
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 10, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 29, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8440
Introduced in House
  • April 10, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 10, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • September 29, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8440
    Introduced in House
Deb Fischer

Deb Fischer

Republican Senator

Nebraska

Cosponsors (3)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2145: Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • HR 116-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
  • HR 116-2284: Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • HR 116-536: Hurricane Florence Tax Relief Act
  • HR 116-3287: TREAD Act
  • HR 116-1148: 2018 Natural Disasters Tax Relief Act
  • S 116-617: Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act of 2019
  • HR 116-4415: To provide a temporary increase in the limitation on deductible contributions made for relief efforts related to Hurricane Dorian.
  • S 116-2544: Hurricanes Florence and Michael and California Wildfire Tax Relief Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Charitable contributionsDisaster relief and insuranceEmployee benefits and pensionsHousing finance and home ownershipIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionWages and earnings