Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
The bill amends Internal Revenue Code section 139 to exclude from gross income amounts paid to property owners under state-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs. Qualified payments are those used solely to reduce windstorm, earthquake, or wildfire damage, made by state entities or state-regulated entities.
Progressives emphasize equity and renter exclusion concerns
Narrow, beneficiary-specific tax relief with bipartisan appeal; possible procedural or score concerns but likely manageable in committee and floor.
The bill amends Internal Revenue Code section 139 to exclude from gross income amounts paid to property owners under state-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs.
Qualified payments are those used solely to reduce windstorm, earthquake, or wildfire damage, made by state entities or state-regulated entities.
The exclusion does not increase the property's tax basis and applies retroactively for taxable years after December 31, 2020, with allowance for amended returns.
Administrable, narrow, and bipartisan-ready, but revenue loss and need for broader Senate agreement limit chances unless bundled into larger package.
How solid the drafting looks.
Progressives emphasize equity and renter exclusion concerns
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Progressives emphasize equity and renter exclusion concerns
Likely supportive of incentives that reduce disaster harm and protect vulnerable communities, while noting equity and targeting gaps.
Would want assurance that benefits reach low-income and marginalized homeowners, and that renters and uninsured households are not left out.
Generally favorable as a pragmatic, limited tax exclusion to encourage mitigation and reduce disaster costs, but wants cost estimates and administrative safeguards.
Sees value in state flexibility but seeks transparency and anti-fraud measures.
Cautiously supportive because it empowers state programs and promotes private property protection, but concerned about any federal tax expenditure and potential benefits to higher-income property owners.
Prefers minimal federal intrusion and fiscal restraint.
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Administrable, narrow, and bipartisan-ready, but revenue loss and need for broader Senate agreement limit chances unless bundled into larger package.
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Progressives emphasize equity and renter exclusion concerns
Administrable, narrow, and bipartisan-ready, but revenue loss and need for broader Senate agreement limit chances unless bundled into large…
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