# 116-hr-7979: Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2020

116-hr-7979, Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7979
- Congress: 116
- Title: Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-08-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2020 This bill allows a tax credit through 2022 for certain residential or commercial buildings owned by a taxpayer in a disaster area that are designed and constructed to meet resilient construction requirements. The bill defines resilient construction requirements as requirements with respect to buildings in a disaster area that make such buildings resistant to hazards brought on by a major disaster, reduce the duration of a disruptive event, and have the capacity to withstand a potentially disruptive event.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-724: PACT Act
- 116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-7979 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7979)

## Related
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-724: PACT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-724)
- [116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-550)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7979 (as of 2025-11-18).