118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 2619 — Tax Fairness for Disaster Victims Act

“To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a lookback rule in the case of certain federally declared disasters for amounts related to earned income for purposes of determining certain tax credits.”

Taxation

Introduced Apr 13, 2023

Last action Apr 13, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Apr 13, 2023

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Referred

Apr 13, 2023

Ways & Means

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill allows individual taxpayers living in a disaster area to use earned income from a preceding taxable year for purposes of calculating the earned income tax credit. The bill applies if current year income is disrupted by a disaster and is less than the income of the preceding taxable year.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 2 actions

Apr 13, 2023

Introduced in House

Apr 13, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.