Event Brief
Trump signs disaster tax relief bill backed by FL
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: President Donald Trump signed the Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act, making federal disaster loss rules permanent and easier to claim. The law lets impacted taxpayers claim qualified net disaster losses without itemizing and excludes certain wildfire settlement payments and disaster compensation from gross income for disasters declared through Jan. 1, 2027.
WHO: President Donald Trump; Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.); Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.); Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and co-sponsors including Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.)
WHAT: A federal tax relief law for victims of federally declared natural disasters, including hurricanes and wildfires, that changes how disaster losses are claimed and certain payments are treated for federal income tax.
WHEN: Sep 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM ET
WHERE: Florida
WHY: The bill was signed into law to provide tax relief measures for victims of federally declared natural disasters.
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