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Wildfire Victim Tax Relief and Recovery Act

USA119th CongressHR-1169| House 
| Updated: 2/10/2025
Ronny Jackson

Ronny Jackson

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (1)
Beth Van Duyne (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill provides significant tax relief for individuals and agricultural producers impacted by the devastating 2024 Texas Panhandle wildfires. It designates payments received by victims for losses, damages, expenses, or inconvenience resulting from these specific fires as qualified disaster relief payments , making them exempt from federal income tax. The legislation specifically covers compensation from federal, state, or local government agencies, Xcel Energy, or its related entities, for fires such as the Smokehouse Creek and Windy Deuce. This tax exclusion applies to amounts received on or after February 26, 2024, directly addressing the financial aftermath for those affected. Furthermore, the bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend existing tax deferral provisions for livestock to include those sold or involuntarily converted due to fire. Farmers will now be able to defer income and gain from livestock sales caused by fire, mirroring the treatment currently available for floods, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-9155
Wildfire Victim Tax Relief and Recovery Act
Feb 10, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-496
Introduced in Senate
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-9155
    Wildfire Victim Tax Relief and Recovery Act


  • February 10, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-496
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 10, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • February 10, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 119-496: Wildfire Victim Tax Relief and Recovery Act

Wildfire Victim Tax Relief and Recovery Act

USA119th CongressHR-1169| House 
| Updated: 2/10/2025
This bill provides significant tax relief for individuals and agricultural producers impacted by the devastating 2024 Texas Panhandle wildfires. It designates payments received by victims for losses, damages, expenses, or inconvenience resulting from these specific fires as qualified disaster relief payments , making them exempt from federal income tax. The legislation specifically covers compensation from federal, state, or local government agencies, Xcel Energy, or its related entities, for fires such as the Smokehouse Creek and Windy Deuce. This tax exclusion applies to amounts received on or after February 26, 2024, directly addressing the financial aftermath for those affected. Furthermore, the bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend existing tax deferral provisions for livestock to include those sold or involuntarily converted due to fire. Farmers will now be able to defer income and gain from livestock sales caused by fire, mirroring the treatment currently available for floods, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-9155
Wildfire Victim Tax Relief and Recovery Act
Feb 10, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-496
Introduced in Senate
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-9155
    Wildfire Victim Tax Relief and Recovery Act


  • February 10, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-496
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 10, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • February 10, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ronny Jackson

Ronny Jackson

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (1)
Beth Van Duyne (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 119-496: Wildfire Victim Tax Relief and Recovery Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted