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H.R. 5082 (113th)

National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2014

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

11 July 2014

Last action

11 July 2014 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23], Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO], Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19], Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4], Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2], Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3], Rep. Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Rep. McAllister, Vance M. [R-LA-5], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA], Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8], Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15], Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]

Subjects

Housing, Taxation

Source updated

10 December 2025

Housing · Taxation

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Summary

National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax relief for disasters declared in 2012, 2013, and 2014 by: extending through 2014 the election to expense qualified disaster expenses (i.e., for removal of debris, demolition, and repair of business-related property); increasing the tax deduction for charitable contributions for disaster relief for individual and corporate taxpayers; allowing through 2014 the deduction of losses attributable to disasters; allowing waivers of requirements relating to mortgage revenue bonds; extending through 2014 the additional allowance for depreciation of business property (bonus depreciation); allowing an increase through 2015 of the new markets tax credit limitation amount within a federally-declared disaster area; permitting the use of tax-exempt retirement plan funds in federally-declared disasters without penalty; allowing an additional tax exemption for individuals who are displaced as a result of a federally-declared disaster; allowing an exclusion from gross income of imputed income from the cancellation of indebtedness resulting from federally-declared disasters; providing a special rule to allow individuals affected by a disaster in 2012, 2013, or 2014 to claim a full earned income tax credit; increasing the rehabilitation tax credit for buildings affected by a federally-declared disaster; permitting one additional advance refunding of a tax-exempt bond that is outstanding on the date on which a federally-declared disaster occurs; allowing the issuance of qualified disaster area recovery bonds; allowing an additional allocation of the low-income housing tax credit in 2014 to states affected by a federally-declared disaster occurring in 2012 or 2013;   allowing payments of disaster assistance to tax-exempt mutual ditch or irrigation companies without affecting their tax-exempt status; allowing an exclusion from gross income for disaster mitigation payments received from state and local governments; and allowing a tax deduction for payments to a tax-exempt natural disaster fund.

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Timeline

  1. 11 July 2014

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  2. 11 July 2014

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 July 2014

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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