Scams Tax Relief Act

Joseph D. Morelle

Democrat · NY · Representative

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

2026-10-22

Source: Congress.gov

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10891 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10891 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the limitation on deductions for theft losses involving fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation and to allow such deductions without regard to whether the taxpayer itemizes other deductions. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 22, 2026 Mr. Morelle introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the limitation on deductions for theft losses involving fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation and to allow such deductions without regard to whether the taxpayer itemizes other deductions. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Scams Tax Relief Act''. SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF LIMITATION ON DEDUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN THEFT LOSSES; DEDUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN THEFT LOSSES ALLOWED WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER TAXPAYER ITEMIZES OTHER DEDUCTIONS. (a) Removal of Limitation on Deductions for Certain Theft Losses.-- Section 165(h)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``a Federally declared disaster'' and all that follows, and inserting ``a Federally declared disaster (as defined in subsection (i)(5)), a State declared disaster, or theft involving fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation (as defined by the Secretary).'', and (2) in subparagraph (B)-- (A) in clause (i), by striking ``a Federally declared disaster (as so defined) or a State declared disaster'' and inserting ``a Federally declared disaster (as so defined), a State declared disaster, or theft involving fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation (as defined by the Secretary)'', and (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or theft'' after ``disaster''. (b) Deductions for Certain Theft Losses Allowed Without Regard to Whether Taxpayer Itemizes Other Deductions.--Subsection (a) of section 62 of such Code is amended by inserting after paragraph (21) the following new paragraph: ``(22) Theft losses involving fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.--The deduction allowed by section 165 for losses arising from theft involving fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation (as defined by the Secretary).''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to losses sustained after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>

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