House Bill 1449
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 1, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1449
Congress
117
Policy Area
Taxation
Taxation
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of income, excise, property, inheritance, and employment taxes; tax administration and collection. Measures concerning state and local finance may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2021
This bill allows an individual taxpayer occupying a residence a deduction from gross income for up to $5,000 of amounts paid into such taxpayer's emergency savings account. The bill defines emergency savings account as an account established exclusively to pay the qualified disaster and public health emergency expenses of the account beneficiary.
The bill defines qualified disaster and public health emergency expenses as disaster mitigation expenses, disaster recovery expenses, public health emergency expenses, and unemployment-related expenses.
March 1, 2021
03/01/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
03/01/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:12:44 PM