Press Release: Bills Signed: H.R. 1432, H.R. 3821, H.R. 5863, S. 91, S. 4243

On Thursday, December 12, 2024, the President signed into law:

H.R. 1432, the "VSO Equal Tax Treatment Act" or the "VETT Act," which amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the deductibility of charitable contributions to certain organizations for members of the Armed Forces.

Thank you to Representatives Wenstrup and Panetta, and Senators Cassidy and Duckworth for their leadership.

H.R. 3821, the "Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act of 2023," which reauthorizes the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018.

Thank you to the late Representative Bill Pascrell, Representatives Fitzpatrick, Hoyer, and Bost, and Senators Klobuchar, Fischer, Tester, Rubio, and Brown for their leadership.

H.R. 5863, the "Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023," which provides tax relief with respect to certain Federal disasters.

Thank you to Representatives Steube, LaMalfa, and Mike Thompson, and Senators Cassidy, Butler, and Padilla for their leadership.

S. 91, the "Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act," which awards a Congressional Gold Medal collectively to 60 diplomats, in recognition of their bravery and heroism during the Holocaust.

Thank you to Senators Hagerty and Kaine, and Representatives Salazar and Ritchie Torres for their leadership.

S. 4243, the "Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act," which awards posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Shirley Chisholm.

Thank you to Senators Butler and Warnock, and Representatives Barbara Lee, Jeffries, Waters, Clarke, and Donalds for their leadership.