Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023
This bill provides tax relief for individuals affected by specific disasters by excluding certain compensation payments from taxable income. It covers wildfire relief payments for losses incurred in federally declared wildfires after 2014 (including expenses like repairs, lost wages, and emotional distress), and payments related to the February 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment (covering property damage, closing costs, and inconvenience). Payments already covered by insurance or other sources are excluded from this tax benefit. The relief applies to payments received during 2020-2025 for wildfires and from February 2023 onward for the East Palestine incident, with extended deadlines for related tax claims.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2023
Committee Review
Dec 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
Signed into Law
Dec 2024
Introduced Oct 2, 2023
Signed Dec 12, 2024
Floor votes · House May 21, 2024
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Dec 12, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Dec 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6813)
upper
Dec 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
upper
Dec 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
upper
May 22, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
May 21, 2024
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 382 - 7 (Roll no. 219). (text: CR H3379)
lower
May 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 382 - 7 (Roll no. 219). (text: CR H3379)
lower
May 21, 2024
Introduced
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-348.
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 0.
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Oct 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Oct 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 35 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
W. Gregory Steube
RRepublican
Co
Andy Barr
RRepublican
Co
August Pfluger
RRepublican
Co
Bill Johnson
RRepublican
Co
Byron Donalds
RRepublican
Co
Carol D. Miller
RRepublican
Co
Dan Newhouse
RRepublican
Co
Daniel S. Goldman
DDemocratic
Co
David Rouzer
RRepublican
Co
Doug LaMalfa
RRepublican
Co
Ed Case
DDemocratic
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