WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-06) introduced the East Palestine Tax Relief Act to ensure East Palestine residents and businesses who receive disaster relief payments following the East Palestine train derailment on Feb. 3 are exempt from paying taxes on any compensation related to the derailment:

“Residents and businesses in East Palestine are focused on getting back to normal following the train derailment. Their lives have been upended by no fault of their own,” said Johnson. “The East Palestine Tax Relief Act will ensure those thrust into this unfortunate situation will not have to pay taxes on any relief payments they rightfully received. I urge my colleagues to support the village of East Palestine by taking this legislation up for a vote in the coming weeks.”

The bipartisan East Palestine Tax Relief Act was co-sponsored by Ohio Representatives Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), Jim Jordan (OH-04), Bob Latta (OH-05), Max Miller (OH-07), Warren Davidson (OH-08), Mike Turner (OH-10), Troy Balderson (OH-12), Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13), Dave Joyce (OH-14), and Mike Carey (OH-15).

Click here to read the full bill.