Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
The Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code to repeal limitations on deductions for personal casualty losses and provide increased relief for theft losses involving fraud. The bill is focused on providing tax relief to individuals who have suffered from fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation, with specific provisions for extending the period for filing claims. It includes measures for certain pyrrhotite-related losses but lacks detailed enforcement and oversight mechanisms.
The letter, score, and explanation above are free. The point-by-point breakdown of all eight scored criteria — with each criterion's value and how it moved the grade — is a Quiet Ledger research capability.
Access options →| Date | Time | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | — | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
| 2026-06-29 | — | Introduced in House |
| 2026-06-29 | — | Introduced in House |
| 2026-07-01 | — | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0. |
| 2026-07-01 | — | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held |
| 2026-09-15 | 21:00:35 | Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. |
| 2026-09-15 | 21:00:49 | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5687-5690) |
| 2026-09-15 | 21:00:51 | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9500. |
| 2026-09-15 | 21:16:44 | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. |
| 2026-09-15 | 22:11:35 | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5824-5825) |
| 2026-09-15 | 22:15:14 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 17 (Roll no. 305). (text: CR H5687-5688) |
| 2026-09-15 | 22:15:14 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 17 (Roll no. 305). |
| 2026-09-15 | 22:15:15 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2026-09-16 | — | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
- Methodology
- full_text_v3
- Calculated
- 2026-09-18 16:50:18.677+00
- Source version
- 2026-09-15
- Assessments
- —
The Quiet Ledger grades legislation on its content. A bill grade is analysis of the bill — not a grade of its sponsor or of any member who voted on it.