Bills / H.R. 9500
H.R. 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
In plain English
The Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act would expand federal tax deductions for personal casualty and theft losses, including losses not tied to a declared disaster. Taxpayers with theft losses involving fraud could choose to deduct them in the year they happened rather than the year they were discovered. The bill would also give them at least one year after discovering the losses to claim a tax refund and remove some limits on refund amounts. For qualifying early retirement plan withdrawals linked to fraud losses, it would waive the 10% penalty and allow one year after discovery to repay the money.
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Sponsor and status
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How South Carolina voted
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · House roll call 305 · 2026-09-16 · Roll-call record ↗
| Jim Clyburn (D) | Joe Wilson (R) | Nancy Mace (R) | Ralph Norman (R) | Russell Fry (R) | Sheri Biggs (R) | William Timmons (R) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Yea | Yea | Nay | Yea | Nay | Yea |
Who lobbied
Lobbying reports name the bills a client worked on. They don't say which side anyone took.
4 reports from 3 clients reporting $1,730,000 in fees and expenses. Fees cover each report's whole lobbying effort, not just this bill.
Businesses and trade groups (3)
- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION ↗Finance · 1 report
- SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL) ↗2 reports
- CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER BOARD OF STANDARDS, INC. ↗Finance · 1 report
Advocacy groups and nonprofits (0)
None.
Groupings are our label from each organization's name and industry, not its legal or tax status.
The connection table
Organizations that lobbied this bill, and money each gave South Carolina's delegates this cycle: its PAC's contributions (FEC) plus its lobbyists' reported contributions and event payments (LD‑203, group events excluded). Exact name matches only. An empty cell means no matching money was found. Under each name is that delegate’s final vote on the bill (passage or last substantive vote). Delegates who didn’t vote on it, for example because they weren’t serving, are grayed out and left out of the Total column.
| Organization | D. GrahamNo vote | L. GrahamNo vote | T. ScottNo vote | J. ClyburnYea | J. WilsonYea | N. MaceYea | R. NormanNay | R. FryYea | S. BiggsNay | W. TimmonsYea | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINDSET ADVOCACY, LLCLobbying firm for CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER BOARD OF STANDARDS, INC. | – | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | $2,000 | – | – | $3,000 |
| Total | – | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | $2,000 | – | – |