Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act
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S 1677 — Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act
Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act This bill authorizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to postpone federal tax deadlines due to an emergency or disaster that has been declared under state law. The IRS may postpone the deadlines upon the request of the governor of the state (or the mayor, in the case of the District of Columbia) in which the emergency or disaster has been declared.
Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html May 23, 2019
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The bill allows states to request the postponement of federal tax deadlines during state-declared disasters or emergencies.
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Section 7508A
(c) Special Rule for State-Declared Disasters.-- (1) In general.--Upon the request of the Governor of a State (or the Mayor, in the case of the District of Columbia) in which an emergency or disaster has been declared under State law, subsection (a) shall apply to such State-declared emergency or disaster in the same manner as such subsections apply to federally declared disasters. (2) State.--For purposes of this section, the term `State' includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
This change introduces provisions for state-declared emergencies to have the same tax deadline postponement options as federally declared disasters.
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Section 7508A
subsection (c)→ subsection (d)This change updates the numbering of subsections in Section 7508A.
Action History
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Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
- David Perdue · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Perdue, David Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (546)
546 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does S 1677 do?
- Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act This bill authorizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to postpone federal tax deadlines due to an emergency or disaster that has been declared under state law. The IRS may postpone the deadlines upon the request of the governor of the state (or the mayor, in the case of the District of Columbia) in which the emergency or disaster has been declared.
- Who sponsors S 1677?
- S 1677 is sponsored by Perdue, David (Republican).
- What is the current status of S 1677?
- This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track S 1677?
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