I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5494 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2019 Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mr. Calvert , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Garamendi , Ms. Speier , Mr. Gomez , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Cook , Mr. Bera , Ms. Sánchez , and Mr. Aguilar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs.