[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 90 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3489]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               TAX WAIVER

  (Mr. DELUZIO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DELUZIO. Madam Speaker, on Tuesday, the large majority of us came 
together to pass the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act.
  The bill includes a provision to exempt from Federal taxes payments 
for residents like my constituents who were impacted by the East 
Palestine train derailment and who received payments from Norfolk 
Southern Railroad.
  This is something I have been pushing for along with many others.
  The East Palestine derailment was a disaster for a lot of families in 
Beaver County, which is just over the State line from our neighbors in 
Ohio.
  It is ridiculous to me that folks who were hurt by this toxic train 
derailment in their backyard or their farm have to pay taxes on Norfolk 
Southern's payments to them.
  Let's remember: It was the railroad's negligence and incompetence 
that caused this whole mess in the first place.
  I was glad on Tuesday night that we passed a bill to help folks who 
were hurt.
  If the Senate follows suit, as they should, these payments will be 
exempted from Federal taxes, as they should be.
  Let's keep going to hold big railroads accountable and make freight 
rails safer. Madam Speaker, we can do that by passing my bill, the 
Railway Safety Act.

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