House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Hurricane Helene and Milton Tax Relief Act of 2025
Official title: To provide tax relief for damages relating to Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Jan 3, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 140.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BUCHANAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 1, January 3, 2025, Pages H40-H41):Article 1 Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To provide tax relief for damages relating to Hurricanes Helene and MiltonSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 137 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 140, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/140
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 10, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
33406901ed00a066a60574d78a50ddb520a367366bccde8eeb8fc370eceb2261
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan.
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- H.R. 139 (119th) Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
- H.R. 919 (119th) Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act
- H.R. 6130 (119th) ASAP Act
- H.R. 9501 (119th) AI Tax Integrity Act of 2026
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.