The record

LegislationLegislation· Jul 2025
HR 517 Signed into law

Sponsored by David Kustoff (R)

Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act

Lets the delay tax deadlines for people affected by state-declared natural disasters.

Tradeoff

Expands disaster tax relief to state-declared disasters (not just federal declarations) when governors request it. Also extends automatic deadline extensions from 60 to 120 days for affected taxpayers.

What's in it

See official bill text

Reduces federal revenues by an insignificant amount and costs less than $500,000 to implement over 2025-2030.

The federal cost is minimal (under $500,000) and covers only administrative overhead to process extended deadlines; the policy's real effect is allowing disaster-affected taxpayers to defer tax payments without penalty.

H.R. 517, Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act · Mar 2025

The House passed this 388-0 on March 31, 2025. The Senate passed it by on July 10, 2025, and it was signed into law on July 24, 2025.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 16, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Ways and Means(Jan 16, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Ways and Means voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 42 - 0(Feb 26, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-44.

  4. House

    On Motion to and Pass, as Amended

    Passed(Roll #84 · Mar 31, 2025)

    388 yeanay 0

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Finance(Apr 1, 2025)

  6. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jul 10, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Finance

    Discharged(Jul 10, 2025)

  8. House

    Sent to the President

    (Jul 17, 2025)

  9. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  10. Enacted

    Became law(Jul 24, 2025)

Final passage· Mar 31, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027