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Hurricanes Florence and Michael and California Wildfire Tax Relief Act

USA116th CongressS-2544| Senate 
| Updated: 9/25/2019
Richard Burr

Richard Burr

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (6)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Hurricanes Florence and Michael and California Wildfire Tax Relief Act This bill provides for tax relief for individuals in areas affected by Hurricanes Florence and Michael and the California wildfires. Specifically, it allows tax-free distributions from tax-preferred pension plans for disaster-related expenses, increases the limit on allowable loans from pension plans, allows employers in disaster areas a tax credit to assist in retaining employees affected by disasters, suspends the limitation on the tax deduction for charitable contributions for disaster relief, allows nonitemizing taxpayers to claim personal casualty losses, and allows the use of earned income for the preceding year for claiming the earning income and child tax credits.
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Timeline
Sep 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Sep 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • September 25, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 25, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2145: Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • HR 116-2284: Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • HR 116-536: Hurricane Florence Tax Relief Act
  • S 116-1133: Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
CaliforniaCharitable contributionsDisaster relief and insuranceEmployee benefits and pensionsFiresFloridaForests, forestry, treesIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionNatural disastersNorth CarolinaPoverty and welfare assistanceSouth CarolinaTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax treatment of familiesVirginiaWages and earnings

Hurricanes Florence and Michael and California Wildfire Tax Relief Act

USA116th CongressS-2544| Senate 
| Updated: 9/25/2019
Hurricanes Florence and Michael and California Wildfire Tax Relief Act This bill provides for tax relief for individuals in areas affected by Hurricanes Florence and Michael and the California wildfires. Specifically, it allows tax-free distributions from tax-preferred pension plans for disaster-related expenses, increases the limit on allowable loans from pension plans, allows employers in disaster areas a tax credit to assist in retaining employees affected by disasters, suspends the limitation on the tax deduction for charitable contributions for disaster relief, allows nonitemizing taxpayers to claim personal casualty losses, and allows the use of earned income for the preceding year for claiming the earning income and child tax credits.
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Timeline
Sep 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Sep 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • September 25, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 25, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Richard Burr

Richard Burr

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (6)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2145: Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • HR 116-2284: Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • HR 116-536: Hurricane Florence Tax Relief Act
  • S 116-1133: Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
CaliforniaCharitable contributionsDisaster relief and insuranceEmployee benefits and pensionsFiresFloridaForests, forestry, treesIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionNatural disastersNorth CarolinaPoverty and welfare assistanceSouth CarolinaTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax treatment of familiesVirginiaWages and earnings