BillsHH.R. 5366

Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act

119th CongressIntroduced September 15, 2025Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]· FL-17
Stage
Passed chamber
Latest action
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
August 7, 2026

Summary

Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act This bill extends the federal tax deduction for qualified disaster-related personal casualty losses and the exclusion from gross income of

Committees

  • PrimaryFinance Committee
  • AlsoWays and Means Committee

CRS subjects

Disaster relief and insuranceFiresForests, forestry, trees

Action history

  1. September 15, 2025Introduced in House
  2. September 15, 2025Introduced in House
  3. September 15, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  4. March 25, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. March 25, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
  6. April 9, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-605.
  7. April 9, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-605.
  8. April 9, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 525.
  9. April 27, 2026Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. April 27, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3107-3110)
  11. April 27, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5366.
  12. April 27, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3107-3108)
  13. April 27, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3107-3108)
  14. April 27, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. April 28, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  16. August 7, 2026Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  17. August 7, 2026Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  18. August 7, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  19. August 7, 2026Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Cosponsors (13)

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