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<title>Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019</title>
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<action-date>2019-12-19</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any qualified catastrophe mitigation payment made under a state-based catastrophe loss mitigation program. A <i>qualified catastrophe mitigation payment</i> means any amount received for making improvements to an individual's residence for the sole purpose of reducing the damage that would be done to such residence by a windstorm, earthquake, or wildfire.</p>]]></summary-text>
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