1HOUSE · SEP 15, 2026
Passed the House
408–17PASSED
R 195–17 D 212–0 I 1–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 305 · 8 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on deductions for personal casualty losses and to provide for increased taxpayer relief with respect to theft losses involving fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.
Sponsor: Rep. Max Miller R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 29, 2026
- Committee actionJul 1, 2026
- Passed HouseSep 15, 2026 · 408–17
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 16, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9500.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 9500, Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act” on August 20, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on July 1, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 20, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62714
- CBO publication date
- August 20, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9500, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9500
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. MILLER of Ohio, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 108, June 29, 2026, Pages H4316-H4317):Congress has the power to enact this legislation puruant to the Article I, Section 8, Chapter 1.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 29, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 96 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9500, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9500
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of September 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 9500. 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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.