Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2020
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 23, 2020)
Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2020
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.
What just happenedOct 23, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 23, 2020
- Oct 23, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Oct 23, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 23, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House