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President signs four bills covering spending oversight, disaster tax relief and public land

The measures address federal spending transparency, deed restrictions on a Paducah parcel, an emergency medical services memorial and qualified disaster-related tax provisions.

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Adrian Cole
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The President signed four congressional bills into law on 11 September 2026, according to the White House Briefings & Statements. The measures cover land administration, federal spending oversight, memorialisation and tax treatment for certain disaster-related losses and wildfire payments.

H.R. 1276 directs the Department of the Interior to remove deed restrictions from an approximately 3.62-acre parcel conveyed to the City of Paducah, Kentucky.

H.R. 2069, the Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025, expands federal spending transparency requirements to include other transaction agreements. It also modifies related standards, oversight and reporting.

H.R. 2196, the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Extension Act, extends the authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in Washington, DC, recognising the commitment and service represented by emergency medical services personnel.

H.R. 5366, the Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act, extends and codifies the federal tax deduction for qualified disaster-related personal casualty losses. It also excludes qualified wildfire relief payments from gross income.

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