118th Congress Taxation
S. 3711: Protect Innocent Victims Of Taxation After Fire Act
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- Passed House (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any amount received by an individual taxpayer as a qualified wildfire relief payment. Such payments are compensation for losses, expenses, or damages (including compensation for additional living expenses, certain lost wages, personal injury, death, or emotional distress) incurred as a result of a qualified wildfire disaster. The exclusion only apples to payments received after 2019, and before January 1, 2026.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Bill Cassidy R-LAOriginal
- Cynthia Lummis R-WYOriginal
- Jon Tester D-MTOriginal
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
Who scored on this bill
- 1Alejandro Padilla SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Alejandro Padilla.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S311)


