HR 8657 · 116th Congress · Taxation

Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2020

Introduced 2020-10-23· Sponsored by Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.(2020-10-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2020 This bill allows an individual taxpayer occupying a residence a deduction from gross income for up to $5,000 of amounts paid into such taxpayer's emergency savings account. The bill defines emergency savings account as an account established exclusively to pay the qualified disaster and public health emergency expenses of the account beneficiary. The bill defines qualified disaster and public health emergency expenses as disaster mitigation expenses, disaster recovery expenses, public health emergency expenses, and unemployment-related expenses.…

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Cosponsors (3)

3 Republicans