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H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act · Congress Swing Tracker

H.R. 9500119th CongressTaxation

Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act

Sponsored by Rep. Max L. Miller (R-OH) · 2 active : 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate

Passed House

House: passedSep 15, 2026
Senate: next
President: not yet

11 senators score as swing votes

Summary

, via Congress.gov

Summary on Congress.gov

Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act

This bill expands the federal tax deduction for personal casualty and theft losses by eliminating certain limits, including the requirement that such losses arise from certain disasters. The bill also extends the tax refund deadline and modifies certain retirement plan rules related to certain fraud losses.

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The bill repeals the limit on the federal tax deduction for personal casualty losses (not attributable to a trade, business, or transaction entered into for profit) that allows such losses only if arising from a federal or state declared disaster or to the extent that such losses offset personal casualty gains.

The bill allows taxpayers to elect to claim a tax deduction for losses arising from a theft involving fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in the tax year such losses occur (rather than in the tax year discovered). Further, the bill extends the deadline for a refund claim related to a tax deduction for such losses to no less than one year after the date on which the losses are discovered and eliminates certain restrictions on the amount of such refund.

For early distributions from a qualified retirement plan arising from a theft loss involving fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation for which a tax deduction is allowed, the bill

waives the 10% penalty,

extends the deadline for filing a refund claim and eliminates certain restrictions on the amount of such refund, and

allows one year (beginning on the day after the theft loss is discovered) to repay such early distributions.

How the projections held up

Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.

House

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedPassed408 yea, 17 naySeptember 15, 2026 · Roll call 305

How members in each band voted on this House vote, by their projection before the vote
BandBand before the vote	VotedVoted yea or nay	BrokeBroke with party	Share
Swing	66	0	0%
Middle	222	6	3%
Entrenched	131	11	8%

Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on Ways and Means · HouseMarkup by · Referred to
Senate Committee on Finance · SenateReferred to

Subjects

Crime victims
Employee benefits and pensions
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Income tax deductions

Senate · 100 House · 433

Model

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

68Swing 70–100
207Middle 30–70
152Entrenched 0–30
6Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 6 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional

: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 6.5 (needs 5.0).

H.Res. 1156 · Apr 16, 2026 · Roll call 481On Agreeing to the ResolutionExpressing support for tax policies that support working families
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.J.Res. 25 · Mar 11, 2025 · Roll call 70On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to “Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales”
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 9495 · Nov 21, 2024 · Roll call 1195On PassageStop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 9495 · Nov 12, 2024 · Roll call 1176On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedStop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 8314 · Sep 17, 2024 · Roll call 1136On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedNo Foreign Election Interference Act
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 7980 · Sep 12, 2024 · Roll call 1135On PassageEnd Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.Con.Res. 86 · Mar 21, 2024 · Roll call 815On Agreeing to the ResolutionExpressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 7024 · Jan 31, 2024 · Roll call 748On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedTax Relief for American Families and Workers Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5

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H.R. 3799 · Jun 21, 2023 · Roll call 281On PassageCHOICE Arrangement Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 3799 · Jun 21, 2023 · Roll call 279On Agreeing to the Amendment
Agreed toSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 3799 · Jun 21, 2023 · Roll call 278On Agreeing to the Amendment
Agreed toSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 3799 · Jun 21, 2023 · Roll call 277On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5

Cosponsors

2 active

Show all 2 cosponsors

Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3)
Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16)

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.

All voting members	425	17	4%

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Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania 1st · Lean D+1House Committee on Ways and MeansOn the ballot
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Committee
Broke with party on 27% of 13 similar votes
100Swing
Vote on passage, Sep 15, 2026:YeaProjected: 100 Swing
ContactCall 202-225-4276 Website
2
Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · Maine 2nd · Lean R+4On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 35% of 12 similar votes
94Swing
Vote on passage, Sep 15, 2026:YeaProjected: 94 Swing
ContactCall
3
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · Washington 3rd · Lean R+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 40% of 13 similar votes
93Swing
Vote on passage, Sep 15, 2026:YeaProjected: 93 Swing
ContactCall
4
Michael LawlerRepublican · New York 17th · Lean D+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 14% of 13 similar votes
92Swing
Vote on passage, Sep 15, 2026:YeaProjected: 92 Swing
ContactCall
5
Henry CuellarDemocrat · Texas 28th · Lean R+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 46% of 13 similar votes
92Swing
Vote on passage, Sep 15, 2026:YeaProjected: 92 Swing
ContactCall
6
Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska 2nd · Lean D+3On the ballot
Ideology gap
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Cross-pressure
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 12% of 13 similar votes
91Swing
Vote on passage, Sep 15, 2026:YeaProjected: 91 Swing
ContactCall
7
Thomas H. KeanRepublican · New Jersey 7th · Lean EVENOn the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 14% of 12 similar votes
90Swing
Vote on passage, Sep 15, 2026:YeaProjected: 90 Swing
ContactCall
8
Donald G. DavisDemocrat · North Carolina 1st · Lean R+1On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 41% of 13 similar votes
88Swing
Vote on passage, Sep 15, 2026:YeaProjected: 88 Swing
ContactCall
9
David G. ValadaoRepublican · California 22nd · Lean R+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 11% of 13 similar votes
88Swing
Vote on passage, Sep 15, 2026:YeaProjected: 88 Swing
ContactCall
10
Susie LeeDemocrat · Nevada 3rd · Lean D+1On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 24% of 12 similar votes
Today88Swing
Vote on passage, Sep 15, 2026:YeaProjected at the vote: 86 Swing (today: 88)
Contact

Not enough data to rank (6)

These members have less than half of the model’s inputs, so their scores are not banded or ranked.

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James GallagherRepublican · California 1st · Lean R+12On the ballot45% of inputs · missing scorecards, similar votes
Ideology gap
Scorecard gapNo dataCross-pressure
Similar votesNo dataCommitteeNo committee seatToo few votes on similar bills to measure
—Insufficient data
Vote on passage, Sep 15, 2026:YeaProjected: — Insufficient data
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Analilia MejiaDemocrat · New Jersey 11th · Lean D+5On the ballot45% of inputs · missing scorecards, similar votes
Ideology gap
Scorecard gapNo dataCross-pressure
Similar votesNo dataCommitteeNo committee seatToo few votes on similar bills to measure
—Insufficient data
Vote on passage, Sep 15, 2026:YeaProjected: — Insufficient data
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Clay FullerRepublican · Georgia 14th · Lean R+19On the ballot45% of inputs · missing scorecards, similar votes
Ideology gap
Scorecard gapNo dataCross-pressure
Similar votesNo dataCommitteeNo committee seatToo few votes on similar bills to measure
—Insufficient data
Vote on passage, Sep 15, 2026:YeaProjected: — Insufficient data
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Christian D. MenefeeDemocrat · Texas 18th · Lean D+21On the ballot45% of inputs · missing scorecards, similar votes
Ideology gap
Scorecard gapNo dataCross-pressure
Similar votesNo dataCommitteeNo committee seatToo few votes on similar bills to measure
—Insufficient data
Vote on passage, Sep 15, 2026:YeaProjected: — Insufficient data
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Aisha WahabDemocrat · California 14th · Lean D+20On the ballot20% of inputs · missing DW-NOMINATE, scorecards, similar votes
Ideology gapNo dataScorecard gapNo dataCross-pressure
Similar votesNo dataCommitteeNo committee seatToo few votes on similar bills to measure
—Insufficient data
Vote on passage, Sep 15, 2026:YeaProjected: — Insufficient data
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Everton BlairDemocrat · Georgia 13th · Lean D+21On the ballot20% of inputs · missing DW-NOMINATE, scorecards, similar votes
Ideology gapNo dataScorecard gapNo dataCross-pressure
Similar votesNo dataCommitteeNo committee seatToo few votes on similar bills to measure
—Insufficient data
Vote on passage, Sep 15, 2026:YeaProjected: — Insufficient data