About the bill
The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act would ease the financial burden for individuals with disabilities by creating tax-free accounts that can be used to save for disability-related expenses. These accounts can be created by individuals to support themselves or by families to support their dependents.
The ABLE act was introduced by Ander Crenshaw [R-FL4] in the House and by Robert Casey [D-PA] in the Senate. Together, the two bills have over 400 cosponsors.
The bill would create tax-exempt, state based private savings accounts to fund disability-related expenses to supplement benefits currently provided by Social Security, Medicaid, employers, and private insurance. The account shall be treated in the same way as a qualified tuition program, such as a 529. A 529 account allows families to save money for an …
Sponsor and status
113th Congress (2013–2015)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on December 3, 2014 but was never passed by the Senate. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
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Last Updated: Dec 3, 2014
Length: 54 pages
380 Cosponsors (194 Republicans, 186 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Congressman Sam Johnson Votes for ABLE ACT”
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Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX3, 1991-2018]
(Co-sponsor)
on Dec 3, 2014
“Scalise Statement on House Passage of ABLE Act”
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Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA1]
(Co-sponsor)
on Dec 3, 2014
“Foxx Praises Passage of Legislation to Help Reduce Financial Strain Facing Disabled Americans”
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Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC5]
on Dec 3, 2014
History
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Feb 26, 2009
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1205 (111th). |
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Nov 15, 2011
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3423 (112th). |
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Feb 13, 2013
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Introduced
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Jul 31, 2014
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Ordered Reported
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Dec 3, 2014
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 766 (113th). |
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Dec 3, 2014
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5771 (113th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 647 (113th). |
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Dec 3, 2014
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Dec 16, 2014
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5771 (113th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 647 (113th). |
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Dec 19, 2014
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5771 (113th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 647 (113th). |
H.R. 647 (113th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 647. This is the one from the 113th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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