Sen. Wyden’s Wildfire Tax Relief Bill Passes Just Before Congress Recesses, Goes to White House

Sen. Wyden’s wildfire tax relief bill passes just before Congress recesses, goes to White House

The bipartisan Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act passed in the Senate by unanimous consent Friday before both chambers left Washington, D.C., for five weeks.

Sen. Wyden’s wildfire tax relief bill passes just before Congress recesses, goes to White House - The Daily Chronicle

In the final hours of work before members of Congress went on recess for five weeks, a bill backed by Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden to relieve natural disaster survivors from paying federal income taxes on their recovery settlements and lawyers fees passed against unexpected odds. The bipartisan Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act passed in the Senate by unanimous consent Friday before both chambers left Washington, D.C., for five weeks. The proposal…

Wyden’s Wildfire Tax Relief Bill Passes Just Before Congress Recesses

A bill backed by Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden to relieve natural disaster survivors from paying federal income taxes on their recovery settlements passed against unexpected odds.

Oregon Senator Wyden's Wildfire Tax Relief Bill Passes, Waiting For President To Sign | The Ashland Chronicle-Oregon

Sen. Wyden’s wildfire tax relief bill passes just before Congress recesses, goes to White House By Alex Baumhardt – August 10, 2026 2:36 pm Sam Drevo walks by the burned foundation of his mother’s home in Gates following the 2020 Labor Day fires. (Photo courtesy of Tyler Westfall) In the final hours of work before members of Congress went on recess for five weeks, a bill backed by Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden to relieve natural disaster survi…

Bill for wildfire-destroyed homes tax relief awaits approval from President Trump

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has passed legislation Friday that would deliver immediate tax relief to Americans who lose their homes due to a federally-declared natural disaster. That came after a bipartisan agreement to drop a procedural roadblock to the vote. The measure had already passed the House of Representatives. It know awaits the signature of President Donald Trump. The bill ends charging taxes on natural disaster settlement paym…