HR 517
Became law
Allows the IRS to postpone federal tax deadlines for taxpayers affected by state-declared disasters, not just federally declared ones, at a governor's request.
Official title: Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
16-JAN-2025
Referred
16-JAN-2025
Approved by committee
26-FEB-2025
Reported
27-MAR-2025
On the calendar
27-MAR-2025
Passed
31-MAR-2025
Senate
Received
01-APR-2025
Passed
10-JUL-2025
President
Presented
17-JUL-2025
Signed
24-JUL-2025
Became law
24-JUL-2025
- Lets the Treasury Secretary, after consulting FEMA, postpone federal tax deadlines when a state governor (or the D.C. mayor) requests it for a state-declared disaster
- Covers natural catastrophes, and fires, floods, or explosions regardless of cause, that the governor determines are severe enough
- Extends the maximum mandatory postponement period from 60 days to 120 days
- Applies to declarations made after July 24, 2025, the date of enactment
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Public Law, 24-JUL-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Ways and Means Committee (House)
- Finance Committee (Senate)
Taxation
■ 1 D
1 Democrat