# 119-hr-6842: Disaster Survivors Tax Relief and Recovery Act

119-hr-6842, Disaster Survivors Tax Relief and Recovery Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6842
- Congress: 119
- Title: Disaster Survivors Tax Relief and Recovery Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**disaster tax relief** for people and communities hit by a qualifying 2025 disaster. The bill would let displaced survivors use prior-year earned income for key tax credits, expand charitable deduction rules, ease retirement withdrawals, change casualty-loss treatment, and boost disaster housing tax credit capacity.

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bigger child tax and EITC refunds: benefit, high. If enacted, you would be able to use your prior year's earned income to compute the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit for your first tax year beginning in 2025 if your earned income that year is lower. You must elect the substitution on your return. If you file jointly and either spouse…
- Higher cap for low-income housing credits: benefit, high. If enacted, states would be able to temporarily raise their low-income housing tax credit limit for calendar years 2026 and 2027 by the amount they allocate to projects in qualified disaster zones, subject to per-state caps. For 2026 the per-state increase would not exceed $8.25 times the State's 2…
- Which disasters qualify for relief: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would define who counts as in a qualified disaster area, zone, and disaster for its tax rules. The President would have to declare a major disaster between January 1, 2025 and 60 days after enactment. The disaster's incident period must begin on or after December 28, 2024 and o…

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- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5449: Redistricting Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6842 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6842)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5449: Redistricting Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5449)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-12)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6842 (as of 2026-04-21).