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Senate approves disaster tax relief bill, heads to Trump for signature

— The U.S. Senate has passed the Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act, a bipartisan bill sponsored by Sens. John Kennedy, R-La., and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., that would expand federal tax filing relief to individuals affected by state-declared disasters.

The legislation now heads to President Donald Trump's desk for his signature.

Under current law, the IRS can only postpone tax filing dea…

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