# 116-hr-8314: Disaster RELIEF Act

116-hr-8314, Disaster RELIEF Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA); status Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8314
- Congress: 116
- Title: Disaster RELIEF Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-09-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Disaster Recovery for Economies, Local Individuals, Employers, and Families Act of 2020 or the Disaster RELIEF Act This bill provides tax relief measures for individual and business taxpayers in qualified disaster areas during a specified period, other than areas for which a disaster has been declared solely by reason of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill provides employers in a disaster area a tax credit designed to retain employees by allowing a credit for 40% of their employee wages, not exceeding $6,000 for each employee. It also allows an enhanced tax deduction for personal casualty losses incurred in a disaster area.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8957: Wind Workforce Modernization and Training Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8835: Rural Revitalization Now Act
- 116-hr-8811: COVID–19 Data Accuracy Act
- 116-hr-8785: B–BAM Act
- 116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8314 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8314)

## Related
- [116-hr-8957: Wind Workforce Modernization and Training Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8957)
- [116-hr-8835: Rural Revitalization Now Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8835)
- [116-hr-8811: COVID–19 Data Accuracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8811)
- [116-hr-8785: B–BAM Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8785)
- [116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8702)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8314 (as of 2025-11-18).