Bipartisan Coalition Proposes Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2013

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) lead a bipartisan coalition including Reps. Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Michael Grimm (R-NY), John Larson (D-CT), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Tom Reed (R-NY) and Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) in introducing legislation to provide tax relief to the victims of the devastating storm that caused widespread destruction throughout the Northeast. The Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2013 is aimed at providing tax relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy in areas designated as Federal Disaster Areas by the President. The bipartisan coalition will propose supplemental new market tax credit allocation authority for community development entities serving Hurricane Sandy disaster areas and increased low-incme housing tax credit allocation authority for delcared disaster areas.

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