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H.R. 1179

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1179, the Chiquita Canyon Tax Relief Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 10, 2025 by Rep. George Whitesides (D). It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Feb 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 1179 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb1179/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1179 IH: Chiquita Canyon Tax Relief Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-10
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1179  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 10, 2025   Mr. Whitesides  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To exclude from gross income certain relief payments to the victims of the Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill event.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Chiquita Canyon Tax Relief Act  .
2.
Chiquita canyon disaster relief payments
(a)
Disaster relief payments to victims of chiquita canyon Elevated Temperature Landfill Event
Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill event payments shall be treated as qualified disaster relief payments for purposes of section 139(b) of the Internal 2 Revenue Code of 1986.
(b)
Chiquita canyon elevated temperature landfill event payments
For purposes of this section, the term,  Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill event payments  means any amount received by or on behalf of an individual as compensation for loss, damages, expenses, relocation, suffering, loss in real property value, closing costs with respect to real property (including realtor commissions), or inconvenience (including access to real property) resulting from the Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill event if such amount was provided by—
(1)
a Federal, State, or local government agency,
(2)
Waste Connections, Inc., or
(3)
any subsidiary, insurer, or agent of Waste Connections, Inc. or any related person.
(c)
 Elevated temperature landfill event
For purposes of this section, the term  Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill event  means the elevated temperature landfill event occurring beneath the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Los Angeles County, California, beginning on May 1, 2022.
(d)
Effective date
This section shall apply to amounts received on or after March 1, 2024.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-02-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Feb 10, 2025

hb1179/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/10/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. George Whitesides (D) sponsors H.R. 1179 alone.

Committees

H.R. 1179 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Feb 10, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1179 has taken 2 actions since Feb 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 10, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 1179 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1179 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Chiquita Canyon Tax Relief Act — Display Title
  • Chiquita Canyon Tax Relief Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To exclude from gross income certain relief payments to the victims of the Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill event. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1179 under Emergency Management, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1179’s is Emergency Management.

hr1179/policy-areas.txt
Emergency ManagementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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