House bill · 118th Congress · Public Law 118-148

Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023

H.R. 5863Introduced Oct 2, 2023Policy area: Taxation

Became law on Dec 12, 2024.

Sponsor: Rep. W. Steube R-FL

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Where it went

IntroducedOct 2, 2023
Committee actionNov 2, 2023
Passed HouseMay 21, 2024 · 382–7
Passed SenateDec 4, 2024 · by voice vote
To the PresidentDec 10, 2024
Became lawDec 12, 2024

Latest action: Dec 12, 2024 — Became Public Law No: 118-148.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5863.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5863, Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023” on January 10, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on November 2, 2023”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 10, 2024 ↗
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August 15, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-348 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on January 16, 2024.
Source: Congress.gov, reported January 16, 2024 ↗
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. STEUBE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 161, October 2, 2023, Page H4951):
Article I Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To provide tax relief with respect to certain Federal disasters
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

35 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 16 Democrats, 1 independent

16 of 35 cosponsors (46%) are from the other party.

Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Andy Barr (R-KY), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Ed Case (D-HI), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Josh Harder (D-CA), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Carol Miller (R-WV), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), August Pfluger (R-TX), Katie Porter (D-CA), David Rouzer (R-NC) and 5 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. W. Steube.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-17 district

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