House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Doug LaMalfa Protect Innocent Victims of Taxation After Fire Extension Act

H.R. 7825Introduced Mar 5, 2026Policy area: Taxation

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude qualified wildfire relief payments from gross income, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Vince Fong R-CA

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IntroducedMar 5, 2026
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Latest action: Mar 5, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7825.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FONG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 42, March 5, 2026, Page H2472):
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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

8 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 4 Democrats

4 of 8 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Blake Moore (R-UT), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Jill Tokuda (D-HI).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vince Fong.

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Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-20 district

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