Disaster Survivors Tax Relief and Recovery Act
This bill provides tax relief to individuals affected by qualifying disasters. It allows taxpayers to use their previous year's earned income to calculate tax credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit if their 2025 income was reduced by a disaster. The bill temporarily removes limits on charitable contributions for disaster relief, permits penalty-free withdrawals up to $100,000 from retirement plans, and adjusts rules for claiming personal casualty losses related to disasters. These provisions apply to individuals whose principal homes were in designated disaster areas during specific periods. The bill aims to help disaster survivors recover financially by easing tax burdens related to their losses.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Dec 18, 2025
Last action Dec 18, 2025
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Dec 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Dec 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 31 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Judy Chu
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Min
DDemocratic
Co
Derek Tran
DDemocratic
Co
Doris O. Matsui
DDemocratic
Co
Eric Swalwell
DDemocratic
Co
George Whitesides
DDemocratic
Co
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Costa
DDemocratic
Co
Jimmy Panetta
DDemocratic
Co
John Garamendi
DDemocratic
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