H.R. 517 · 119th Congress · Taxation
Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act
How the House voted
Yea from the left, nay from the right, each side by party
House · Mar 31, 2025
Roll call ↗388
0
Passed the House.
Law 189 days after it was introduced
Public Law 119-29. Each step dated from the congress.gov record
- IntroducedJan 16, 2025
- CommitteeMar 27, 2025
- Passed HouseMar 31, 2025
- Passed SenateJul 10, 2025
- Became lawJul 24, 2025
On the record
- Cosponsors
- 1
- all Democrat
- Committees
- Senate Committee on FinanceHouse Committee on Ways and Means
- Lobbying
- At least 4
- organizations named it2025 Q1 to 2026 Q3
What it does
This bill lets States trigger Federal tax deadline relief.
How each member voted
The House roll call, passed the House, March 31, 2025
Yea unless marked
D · House · NC-12
R · House · AL-4
D · House · CA-33
R · House · MO-4
R · House · GA-12
This bill lets States trigger Federal tax deadline relief. It amends Section 7508A of the Internal Revenue Code to allow the Treasury Secretary, after consulting FEMA, to postpone Federal tax deadlines upon the written request of a State's Governor (or the Mayor of the District of Columbia) for a state-declared disaster, applying the same rules that already apply to federally declared disasters. It defines a qualified State declared disaster to cover natural catastrophes such as hurricanes, tornadoes, storms, floods, earthquakes, and droughts, plus any fire, flood, or explosion the Governor determines is severe enough to warrant relief. The term State includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The bill also extends the mandatory 60-day deadline postponement to 120 days. The changes apply to disaster declarations made after enactment.
Each stop is a step the bill’s own record states, with the date it happened. A ring is a step not yet taken. A bill becomes law when the President signs it or Congress overrides a veto.
At least 4 organizations named this measure in a lobbying filing. A floor, not a total: they were counted by the client name on 23 quarterly reports filed by 4 organizations lobbying for themselves in 2025 Q1, 2025 Q2, 2025 Q3, 2025 Q4, 2026 Q1, 2026 Q2 and 2026 Q3. An organization that lobbied this measure without naming it is not counted here.
The filings record that lobbying was reported on the measure. The form has no per-bill dollar figure and no field for a position, so nothing here says how much was spent or which side an organization took.
The organizations named: AICPA Association of International Certified Professional Accountants; National Association of Realtors; Association of California Water Agencies; Kpmg LLP. Listed as filed. They are every client name on the filings counted here.
From the LD-2 quarterly lobbying filings published at lda.gov by the Senate Office of Public Records. Read for 2025 Q1, 2025 Q2, 2025 Q3, 2025 Q4, 2026 Q1, 2026 Q2 and 2026 Q3. Our copy holds 24 fewer filings for 2025 Q1, 39 fewer filings for 2025 Q2, 42 fewer filings for 2025 Q3, 33 fewer filings for 2025 Q4, 28 fewer filings for 2026 Q1, 48 fewer filings for 2026 Q2 and 218 fewer filings for 2026 Q3 than the Senate's register counts, so those quarters are the filings we could read rather than every one filed. 2026 Q4 is still inside its filing window, so that quarter is only the filings posted so far.
Congress.gov bill status and cosponsor records; the House Clerk and Senate roll calls; lobbying reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (lda.gov); the plain summary and provisions are read from the bill text, each with its section.