Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act
Latest action · May 28, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 28, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act
This bill authorizes the Internal Revenue Service to postpone federal tax filing deadlines upon the written request of a governor of a state in which an emergency or disaster has been declared. The bill also extends current mandatory extensions from 60 to 120 days.
For purposes of this bill, a state includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 28, 2021 to Feb 25, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Nov 3, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Nov 3, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Nov 3, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Nov 12, 2021 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Feb 25, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 28, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 28, 2021Introduced in House
- May 28, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 94, May 28, 2021, page H2678.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2748 | Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act | Identical bill | Sep 14, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules for postponing certain deadlines by reason of disaster.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 28, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
