Doug LaMalfa Protect Innocent Victims of Taxation After Fire Extension Act

Vince Fong

Republican · CA · Representative

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• Blake D. Moore (R-UT-1)Original· 2026-03-05
• Brad Sherman (D-CA-32)Original· 2026-03-05
• Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2)Original· 2026-03-05
• Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR-5)Original· 2026-03-05
• Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2)Original· 2026-03-05
• Mike Thompson (D-CA-4)Original· 2026-03-05
• Tom McClintock (R-CA-5)Original· 2026-03-05

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

2026-03-05

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This bill would allow people whose homes or property were destroyed in wildfires to deduct their losses from their taxes, reducing the amount they owe to the government. It aims to help fire victims recover financially by treating their losses similarly to other disaster-related tax deductions. The bill would primarily benefit homeowners and property owners in fire-affected areas who are already dealing with the costs of rebuilding.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7825 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7825 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude qualified wildfire relief payments from gross income, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2026 Mr. Fong (for himself, Mr. Moore of Utah, Ms. Bynum, Mr. Bentz, Mr. Sherman, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Thompson of California, and Ms. Tokuda) 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 exclude qualified wildfire relief payments from gross income, and for other purposes. 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 ``Doug LaMalfa Protect Innocent Victims of Taxation After Fire Extension Act''. SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME FOR COMPENSATION FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM WILDFIRES. (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 139L the following new section: ``SEC. 139M. COMPENSATION FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM WILDFIRES. ``(a) In General.--Gross income shall not include any amount received by an individual as a qualified wildfire relief payment. ``(b) Qualified Wildfire Relief Payment.--For purposes of this section-- ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified wildfire relief payment' means any amount received by or on behalf of an individual as compensation for losses, expenses, or damages (including compensation for additional living expenses, lost wages (other than compensation for lost wages paid by the employer which would have otherwise paid such wages), personal injury, death, or emotional distress) incurred as a result of a qualified wildfire disaster, but only to the extent the losses, expenses, or damages compensated by such payment are not compensated for by insurance or otherwise. ``(2) Qualified wildfire disaster.--The term `qualified wildfire disaster' means any federally declared disaster (as defined in section 165(i)(5)(A)) declared, after December 31, 2014, as a result of any forest or range fire. ``(c) Denial of Double Benefit.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle-- ``(1) no deduction or credit shall be allowed (to the individual for whose benefit a qualified wildfire relief payment is made) for, or by reason of, any expenditure to the extent of the amount excluded under this section with respect to such expenditure, and ``(2) no increase in the basis or adjusted basis of any property shall result from any amount excluded under this section with respect to such property. ``(d) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to amounts received after December 31, 2032.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139L the following new item: ``Sec. 139M. Compensation for losses or damages resulting from wildfires.''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received after December 31, 2025. <all>

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