A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand certain tax benefits related to Hurricane Katrina and to Hurricane Rita.
Hurricane Rita Relief Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) include Hurricane Rita employees (employees residing and working in the Rita GO Zone on September 23, 2005) as members of a targeted group for purposes of the work opportunity tax credit; (2) allow an additional tax exemption of $500 for providing housing to an individual displaced by Hurricane Rita; (3) exclude from the gross income of volunteer workers automobile mileage reimbursements related to Hurricane Rita relief work; (4) exclude from the gross income of individuals residing in a Hurricane Rita GO Zone certain cancellations of personal indebtedness; and (5) qualify residents in areas affected by Hurricane Rita for housing and education tax credits and other tax benefits currently available to hurricane victims in the Gulf Opportunity Zone.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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