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Efforts to refill FEMA disaster fund face competing priorities

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July 05, 2023 | In The News

Efforts to refill FEMA disaster fund face competing priorities

Roll Call – Some House lawmakers who represent hurricane-prone districts want an emergency spending bill to ensure the government does not run out of money in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund, joining a small but growing Senate effort.

Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., who represents a southwestern Florida district, said in a statement that he supports a clean disaster supplemental “without progressive pork and free from any language that is not directly related to disaster relief efforts.”

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March 06, 2023 | In The News

Florida lawmaker introduces new bill for hurricane tax relief

NBC 2 – In the midst of tax season, Florida Representative Greg Steube just introduced a new bill that would give those recovering from Hurricane Ian some much-needed tax relief. 

This would include the qualified disastrous parts of Southwest Florida for losses, big or small. 

“You deal with these disasters, and you don’t think about the tax implications of them,” Rep. Greg Steube said. 

Steube said he filed this bill during tax season because a CPA brought the issue to his attention.

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March 01, 2023 | Press Releases

Rep. Greg Steube Introduces Legislation to Provide Income Tax Relief for Americans Recovering from Hurricane Ian, Legislation Designates Hurricane Ian as a Qualified Disaster

WASHINGTON —  U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today introduced legislation to provide income tax relief to Americans recovering from Hurricane Ian. The legislation designates Hurricane Ian as a qualified disaster for the purposes of determining tax treatment of certain disaster-related personal casualty losses.

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November 06, 2022 | Press Releases

Rep. Greg Steube Announces FEMA Approval of Debris Removal in Sarasota County Mobile Home Parks

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved Sarasota County’s request for removal of debris from commercial mobile home or manufactured housing parks as a result of Hurricane Ian.

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