United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6938 (118th)
Tax Relief for Victims of Crimes, Scams, and Disasters Act
Introduced
10 January 2024
Last action
10 January 2024 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Barbara Lee, Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large], Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13], Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6], Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
27 May 2025
Summary
Tax Relief for Victims of Crimes, Scams, and Disasters Act This bill reinstates the tax deduction for certain personal casualty losses (e.g., resulting from crimes, scams, natural disasters) by eliminating the suspension period (2018-2025) on such deduction. The bill also extends the period for filing an amended return for claiming personal casualty losses.
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Timeline
10 January 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 January 2024
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
10 January 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 10 January 2024 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 10 January 2024
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 10 January 2024
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 10 January 2024
Sponsors
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Barbara Lee · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] · D · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6938
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6938
- us · 118-hr-6938 · source updated 27 May 2025