Congressman Mike Thompson leads push for wildfire tax relief bill

Congressman Mike Thompson leads push for wildfire tax relief bill

After two years of fighting, Congressman Mike Thompson and 218 members of Congress have successfully advanced a discharge petition that will force House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act to the House floor for a vote. The Fire Victim Trust was established in 2020 and reviews claims, issues determination notices daily and disburses payments twice a month to fire victims for economic and non-economic damages caused …