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H.R. 1491 · Taxation
Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act
Introduced Feb 21, 2025 · Became law
What does this mean?

If you live in an area hit by a federally declared disaster, the IRS (the federal agency that collects taxes and issues refunds) often pushes back your tax filing deadline. This bill fixes a quirk in the law so that this extra time also counts when figuring out how far back the IRS can look to refund taxes you already paid, like money withheld from your paycheck. Before this change, some people in disaster areas could lose out on refunds for taxes paid too far in the past, even though their filing deadline had been delayed. The bill also makes sure the IRS's deadline for sending you a tax bill after an assessment properly accounts for these disaster-related delays, so you're not caught off guard by a notice arriving before your actual extended payment due date.

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Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Introduced in House
Feb 21, 2025
Referred to Committee
Feb 21, 2025
Passed House
Apr 1, 2025
Received in Senate
Apr 1, 2025
Passed Senate
Dec 11, 2025
Presented to President
Dec 18, 2025
Signed by President
Dec 26, 2025
Became Law
Dec 26, 2025
Full action history (22)
Feb 21, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 21, 2025Introduced in House
Feb 26, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
Feb 26, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 27, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 30.
Mar 27, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-43.
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