United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6640 (110th)
Fair Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008
Introduced
29 July 2008
Last action
29 July 2008 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8], Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17], Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3], Rep. Cazayoux, Donald J., Jr. [D-LA-6], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13], Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4], Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Fair Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide special tax rules for individuals affected by a federally declared disaster, including: (1) allowance of all personal casualty losses incurred in a federally declared disaster in excess of $500; (2) an increase in the standard tax deduction for disaster losses; (3) full expensing of business-related disaster cleanup expenses; (4) extension of the net operating loss carryback period from two to five years for disaster-related losses; and (5) allowance of tax-exempt bond financing of low-interest loans for principal residences damaged in a federally declared disaster.
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Timeline
29 July 2008
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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29 July 2008
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 July 2008
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 29 July 2008 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cazayoux, Donald J., Jr. [D-LA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6640
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6640
- us · 110-hr-6640 · source updated 14 August 2025