1HOUSE · MAR 31, 2025
Passed the House
388–0PASSED
R 195–0 D 193–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 84 · 42 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Public Law 119-29
Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act
Became law on Jul 24, 2025. This law lets the IRS postpone tax deadlines for people hit by state-declared disasters, not just federally declared ones, when a governor asks. It also doubles the automatic deadline extension for some disaster-affected taxpayers, from 60 to 120 days.
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules for postponing certain deadlines by reason of disaster.
Sponsor: Rep. David Kustoff R-TNWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 16, 2025
- Committee actionFeb 26, 2025
- Passed HouseMar 31, 2025 · 388–0
- Passed SenateJul 10, 2025 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 17, 2025
- Became lawJul 24, 2025
Latest action: Jul 24, 2025 — Became Public Law No: 119-29.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 517.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 517, Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act” on March 24, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on February 26, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 24, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61260
- CBO publication date
- March 24, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 517, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/517
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-44 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on March 27, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 27, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/44
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 517, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/517
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
604410e25055ca12eb36f586475d749ab00279065e36091e028b782280e3b682
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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. KUSTOFF, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 9, January 16, 2025, Page H223):Under Article I, Section 8, the Necessary and Proper Clause. Congress shall have power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing powers and all Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 16, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 312 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 517, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/517
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
604410e25055ca12eb36f586475d749ab00279065e36091e028b782280e3b682
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 517. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 1707 (119th) Grown in America Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 132 (119th) Filing Relief for Natural Disasters ActPublic law contains the text
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.