Protect Innocent Victims Of Taxation After Fire Act
This bill excludes certain wildfire relief payments from taxable income for individuals affected by federally declared wildfires. It applies to payments covering uninsured losses like property damage, additional living expenses, or emotional distress resulting from qualified wildfires (declared after 2014). The exclusion prevents double tax benefits by disallowing deductions for expenses already covered by these payments. The policy change applies only to payments received between 2020 and 2025.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 31, 2024
Last action Jan 31, 2024
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Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S311)
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Jan 31, 2024
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Party
State
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P
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
Co
Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
Co
Jon Tester
DDemocratic
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