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119th Congress · 2025–2027
H.R. 481

Protecting Homeowners from Disaster Act of 2025

Taxation House 1 cosponsors
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · January 16, 2025
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What this bill does

Congressional Research Service · Official summary · Last checked October 14, 2026

Summary for Introduced in House

January 16, 2025 · Summary last updated April 7, 2025

Version of the bill text this summary covers: Introduced in House · January 16, 2025

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Protecting Homeowners from Disaster Act of 2025

This bill repeals the limit on the itemized tax deduction for unreimbursed personal casualty losses. Specifically, the bill repeals a provision that generally limits the deduction for tax years 2018-2025 to losses that are attributable to a federally declared disaster. The bill applies to losses sustained after 2024. 

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In committee

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Recorded January 16, 2025, as the clerk wrote it

Sponsor Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Committee Ways and Means Committee
Recorded votes None taken
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Vote Files, "H.R. 481 (119th Congress): Protecting Homeowners from Disaster Act of 2025," last checked Oct. 11, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-hr481

APA

Vote Files. (2026, October 11). H.R. 481 (119th Congress): Protecting Homeowners from Disaster Act of 2025 [Bill record]. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-hr481

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Vote Files. "H.R. 481 (119th Congress): Protecting Homeowners from Disaster Act of 2025." Last modified October 11, 2026. Accessed October 17, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-hr481.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{H.R. 481 (119th Congress): Protecting Homeowners from Disaster Act of 2025}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-hr481}},
  note         = {Reference number bill-119-hr481; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/481; last checked October 11, 2026; accessed October 17, 2026}
}
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