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S. 5533 · US Congress

Moderate impactLow risk

Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2026

The bill provides targeted tax relief for AmeriCorps participants, shifting their tax burden and potentially increasing the attractiveness of national service programs.

78

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Referred

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H.R. 10430 · US Congress

Moderate impactModerate risk

STARS Act of 2026

The establishment of a new federal service academy represents a significant, long-term expansion of federal higher education and defense-related training infrastructure.

71

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Referred

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H.R. 9498 · US Congress

Moderate impactLow risk

Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act

Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act This bill authorizes the National Taxpayer Advocate to appear as amicus curiae and submit amicus briefs in a U.S. court in cases involving federal tax law. Further, the bill requires federal courts to permit such appearances. (An amicus curiae is a person or group that is not a party in a court case but has an interest in the case and may be permitted to submit a brief, known as an amicus brief, to the court in relation to the case.) Under the bill, the National Taxpayer Advocate may present the views of the National Taxpayer Advocate in such a case only with respect to an issue which may broadly affect certain rights of taxpayers. As background, the National Taxpayer Advocate leads the Taxpayer Advocate Service, which is an independent organization within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) responsible for helping taxpayers resolve problems with the IRS. The National Taxpayer Advocate is also responsible for proposing administrative and legislative changes to mitigate such problems. Under current law, the National Taxpayer Advocate is not authorized to appear as amicus curiae or submit amicus briefs in cases involving federal tax law.

68

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Referred

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H.R. 9496 · US Congress

Low impactLow risk

End Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act

End Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act This bill extends certain federal tax deadlines for U.S. nationals who are unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or held hostage abroad and their spouses. The bill also allows for an abatement and refund of additional taxes, interest, and penalties assessed to such individuals for failing to meet a federal tax deadline during a period of detention. Specifically, under the bill, the time period during which a U.S. national is unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or held hostage abroad is disregarded in determining certain federal tax deadlines, including deadlines for filing a return for and paying federal income, estate, gift, employment, or excise taxes; a tax credit or refund claim; and the determination, assessment, and collection of additional taxes, interest, or penalties. The bill requires the Department of State and the Department of Justice to annually provide the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with lists to identify U.S. nationals who qualify for an extension. The bill also requires the IRS to (1) abate and refund additional taxes, interest, and penalties assessed for any tax year ending during a period of detention for which an extension of a federal tax deadline is permitted; and (2) establish a program allowing U.S. nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or taken hostage abroad (or their spouse or dependent) to claim a refund of additional taxes, interest, and penalties assessed for any tax year ending during a period of detention from 2021 to the billâ€™s enactment date.

95

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Referred

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H.R. 5366 · US Congress

Moderate impactLow risk

Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act

Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act This bill extends the federal tax deduction for qualified disaster-related personal casualty losses and the exclusion from gross income of qualified wildfire relief payments. Under current law, unreimbursed personal casualty losses arising in a qualified disaster area (qualified disaster-related personal casualty losses) are deductible (as an itemized tax deduction or as part of the standard tax deduction) if such losses exceed $500 per casualty. A qualified disaster area is an area with respect to which a major disaster has been declared during the period beginning in 2020 and ending 60 days after July 4, 2025, if the incident period begins on or after December 28, 2019, and on or before July 4, 2025. The bill extends the federal tax deduction for qualified disaster-related personal casualty losses by defining a qualified disaster area as an area with respect to which a major disaster has been declared if the incident period begins on or after December 28, 2019, and before January 1, 2027. The bill provides that the exclusion from gross income of qualified wildfire relief payments applies to such payments attributable to forest or range fires declared a federal disaster after 2014 and before 2027, regardless of when such payments are received. (Currently, qualified wildfire relief payments attributable to forest or range fires declared a federal disaster after 2014 and received after 2019 and before 2026 may be excluded from gross income.) The bill also provides statutory authority for several related tax rules.

83

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Signed

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H.R. 8781 · US Congress

High impactHigh risk

Title IX Clarification Act of 2026

The bill mandates a uniform, biological definition of sex across all federally funded educational institutions, fundamentally changing Title IX compliance requirements nationwide.

32

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Introduced

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Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2026

STARS Act of 2026

Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act

End Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act

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Title IX Clarification Act of 2026

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Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2026

STARS Act of 2026

Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act

End Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act

Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act

Title IX Clarification Act of 2026