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H.R. 3957: Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016

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H.R. 3957: Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2015-11-05 · Taxation · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-11-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 528 (2016): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR3957 (2016-09-21), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 16, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a full deduction in the current taxable year of the cost of replanting lost or damaged citrus plants. The taxpayer must own an equity interest of at least 50% in such replanted plants and may deduct costs paid or incurred through 2025.

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Official text

Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · 33 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3957, Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016 (2016-09-19)

Cosponsors on this site

Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Henry Cuellar (D-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] reported raising $932,898 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong114-hr3957 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114