{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-courtney-applaud-house-passage-their-bill-restore-tax-relief", "Larson, Courtney Applaud House Passage of Their Bill to Restore Tax Relief for Homeowners with Crumbling Foundations", "2026-09-16", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "John B. Larson", "L000557", "larson.house.gov", "larson", "https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Joe Courtney (CT-02) applauded House passage of their Casualty Loss Dedication Restoration Act, which passed the House last night within the larger bill, H.R. 9500, by a vote of 408-17.\n\nLarson and Courtney\u2019s bill would allow homeowners impacted by crumbling foundations due to pyrrhotite to claim the casualty loss deduction for repair costs and allow homeowners to retroactively claim the deduction starting in 2021. In July, Rep. Larson successfully led passage of the bill through the Ways and Means Committee.\n\n\u201cMore than a decade since the crumbling foundations crisis was first discovered in our region, up to 35,000 homes have been impacted,\u201d said Larson. \u201cTime and time again, families have had to foot the bill to repair their foundations\u2014damaged through no fault of their own. I worked with my colleagues on the Ways and Means Committee to advance real tax relief, so homeowners can afford to make the repairs they need, and those who already replaced their foundations can be made whole. I want to thank my friend and colleague, Congressman Joe Courtney, for his tireless efforts and partnership to get this bill across the finish line with today\u2019s strong, bipartisan vote in the House. I urge the Senate to act, so we can finally get Connecticut homeowners the support and certainty they deserve.\u201d\n\n\u201cHouse passage of this bill to bring long overdue relief to Connecticut homeowners impacted by crumbling foundations is only possible because of Congressman John Larson\u2019s work and leadership on the Ways and Means Committee,\u201d said Courtney. \u201cThousands of homes in northcentral and eastern Connecticut have been plagued with crumbling concrete foundations caused by the mineral pyrrhotite, leaving families with exorbitant repair costs up to the hundreds of thousands of dollars through no fault of their own. By finally restoring the casualty loss deduction for all taxpayers after it was drastically restricted by President Trump\u2019s 2017 tax law and allowing homeowners to amend prior-year tax returns for repairs to crumbling foundations caused by pyrrhotite made during calendar years 2021-2025, Congress can provide overdue relief to impacted homeowners. The Senate must now act swiftly to take up and pass this bill.\u201d\n\nAs a senior Member of the Ways and Means Committee, Congressman Larson worked with Republican Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (MO-08), and the Democratic Ranking Member, Richard E. Neal (MA-01), to find a bipartisan path forward on tax relief for homeowners with crumbling foundations.\n\nThis legislation builds on the work of Rep. Larson and Rep. Courtney, who secured guidance from the IRS in 2017 that allowed homeowners to use the casualty loss deduction to help pay for foundation repairs. Once the provision was limited by the 2017 Republican Tax Law, the lawmakers secured a second ruling allowing homeowners to continue to use the deduction through 2021. Starting in 2021, that law left the thousands of Eastern and Central Connecticut homeowners impacted by crumbling foundations unable to claim a tax deduction for unreimbursed costs related to fixing their home. Larson and Courtney\u2019s legislation will ensure no Connecticut homeowners are left out simply because of when the repairs were made.", 1, "2026-09-17T09:52:05Z", "2026-09-17T09:53:00Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-courtney-applaud-house-passage-their-bill-restore-tax-relief"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8342189248651266, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}