OR HJM201

Urges Congress to permanently extend federal tax cuts for wildfire relief payments that were created by H.R. 5863 (Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023), which expired at the end of 2025

Oregon wildfires since 2019 have killed at least nine people, burned nearly five million acres, and destroyed thousands of homes

The 2020 Labor Day wildfires, particularly in the Santiam Canyon, were among the worst natural disasters in Oregon history

Oregon passed Senate Bill 1520 in 2024 to provide state tax relief for wildfire victims on liability settlements, but federal taxation still applies without congressional action

Copies of the memorial will be sent to the President, Senate Majority Leader, Speaker of the House, and all members of Oregon's Congressional Delegation