H.R. 6985

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6985 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6985

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the rules for 
wagering losses.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 8, 2026

Mr. Miller of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Horsford) 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 reinstate the rules for 
wagering losses.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations 
to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act''.

SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF RULES FOR WAGERING LOSSES.

(a) In General.--Section 165(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(d) Wagering Losses.--Losses from wagering transactions shall be 
allowed only to the extent of the gains from such transactions. For 
purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `losses from wagering 
transactions' includes any deduction otherwise allowable under this 
chapter incurred in carrying on any wagering transaction.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
<all>