Representatives Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Senators Robert Casey (D-Pa.) and Richard Burr, (R-N.C.) introduced the ABLE Act (H.R. 647/S. 313) in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, respectively.
The proposed act amends section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of “ABLE accounts” for the care of family members with disabilities. ABLE accounts encourage and assist individuals and families in saving private funds that can be used to support the health, independence and quality of life of the person with a disability.
Qualified disability expenses include: education, housing, transportation, employment support, health and wellness, assistive technology, personal care attendant support, miscellaneous expenses, and other approved expenses.
In the few weeks since this bill was first introduced, momentum has been strong and we need your outreach to help ensure that the pace continues. The ABLE Act assists individuals with disabilities in achieving desired levels of independence and success. But we need your help — please contact your elected officials in Congress, and let them know that you support the ABLE Act of 2013 (H.R. 647 and S. 313).
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Current co-sponsors
The MD community is building tremendous momentum as new co-sponsors are signing on in support of the Able Act of 2013. With 79 co-sponsors in the House and 24 in the Senate, we’re off to a strong start.
H.R. 647 (Able Act of 2013/103 co-sponsors)
Sponsor: Rep. Ander Crenshaw (FL-4); introduced Feb. 13, 2013
Latest major action: Referred to House subcommittee Feb. 15, 2013. Status: Referred to the House Subcommittee on Health.
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Rep. Michele Bachmann (MN-6) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Spencer Bachus (AL-6) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Ron Barber (AZ-2) — 3/21/2013
Rep. Lou Barletta (PA-11) — 3/5/2013
Rep. Dan Benishek (MI-1) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Robert A. Brady (PA-1) — 3/12/2013
Rep. Susan W. Brooks (IN-5) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Corrine Brown (FL-5) — 3/15/2013
Rep. Julia Brownley (CA-26) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Larry Bucshon (IN-8) — 3/20/2013
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (WV-2) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Lois Capps (CA-24) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Michael E. Capuano (MA-7) — 2/26/2013
Rep. Tony Cardenas (CA-29) — 3/19/2013
Rep. John C. Carney Jr. (DE) — 3/19/2013
Rep. Andre Carson (IN-7) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20) — 3/15/2013
Rep. Steve Chabot (OH-1) — 3/21/2013
Rep. David N. Cicilline (RI-1) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (NY-9) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay (MO-1) — 3/12/2013
Rep. Mike Coffman (CO-6) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Steve Cohen (TN-9) — 3/15/2013
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-5) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-2) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Susan A. Davis (CA-53) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) — 3/13/2013
Rep. Theodore E. Deutch (FL-21) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) — 3/12/2013
Rep. Tammy Duckworth (IL-8) — 2/26/2013
Rep. Pete P. Gallego (TX-23) — 3/19/2013
Rep. Jim Gerlach (PA-6) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Al Green (TX-9) — 3/20/2013
Rep. Richard L. Hanna (NY-22) — 3/12/2013
Rep. Gregg Harper (MS-3) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Vicky Hartzler (MO-4) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (FL-20) — 2/15/2013
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-3) — 2/13/2013
Rep. James A. Himes (CT-4) — 3/5/2013
Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Michael M. Honda (CA-17) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-6) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) — 3/15/2013
Rep. William R. Keating (MA-9) — 3/5/2013
Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III (MA-4) — 3/15/2013
Rep. Peter T. King (NY-2) — 2/13/2013
Rep. James R. Langevin (RI-2) — 3/5/2013
Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-2) — 2/13/2013
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-1) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Daniel Lipinski (IL-3) — 3/15/2013
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Rep. David Loebsack (IA-2) — 3/12/2013
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) — 3/20/2013
Rep. Kenny Marchant (TX-24) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Edward J. Markey (MA-5) — 3/12/2013
Rep. Thomas Massie (KY-4) — 3/20/2013
Rep. Jim Matheson (UT-4) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (NY-4) — 3/20/2013
Rep. Michael T. McCaul (TX-10) — 3/19/2013
Rep. James P. McGovern (MA-2) — 2/13/2013
Rep. David B. McKinley (WV-1) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Mark Meadows (NC-11) — 2/26/2013
Rep. Patrick Meehan (PA-7) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Luke Messer (IN-6) — 3/19/2013
Rep. John L. Mica (FL-7) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Michael H. Michaud (ME-2) — 3/13/2013
Rep. Jeff Miller (FL-1) — 2/13/2013
Rep. James P. Moran (VA-8) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Alan Nunnelee (MS-1) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Donal M. Payne Jr. (NJ-10) — 3/5/2013
Rep. Stevan Pearce (NM-2) — 3/19/2013
Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME-1) — 3/12/2013
Rep. Ted Poe (TX-2) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Bill Posey (FL-8) — 3/12/2013
Rep. David E. Price (NC-4) — 3/13/2013
Rep. Martha Roby (AL-2) — 3/12/2013
Rep. David P. Roe (TN-1) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Thomas J. Rooney (FL-17) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) — 2/15/2013
Rep. Jon Runyan (NJ-3) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Tim Ryan (OH-13) — 2/13/2013
Rep. John P. Sarbanes (MD-3) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Adam B. Schiff (CA-28) — 2/26/2013
Rep. Pete Sessions (TX-32) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Christopher H. Smith (NJ-4) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Steve Stivers (OH-15) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-20) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Niki Tsongas (MA-3) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (MD-8) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Filemon Vela (TX-34) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Tim Walberg (MI-7) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Daniel Webster (FL-10) — 2/26/2013
Rep. Peter Welch (VT) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Brad R. Wenstrup (OH-2) — 3/19/2013
Rep. Frank R. Wolf (VA-10) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Steve Womack (AR-3) — 2/13/2013
Rep. John A. Yarmuth (KY-3) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Kevin Yoder (KS-3) — 2/13/2013
Rep. Ted S. Yoho (FL-3) — 3/20/2013
Rep. C.W. Bill Young (FL-13) — 2/13/2013
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S. 313 (Able Act of 2013/27 co-sponsors)
Sponsor: Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. (PA); introduced 2/13/2013.)
Latest major action: Referred to Senate committee Feb. 13, 2013. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Sen. Tammy Baldwin (WI) — 2/13/2013
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT) — 2/13/2013
Sen. Roy Blunt (MO) — 2/13/2013
Sen. Barbara Boxer (CA) — 2/13/2013
Sen. Sherrod Brown (OH) — 2/13/2013
Sen. Richard Burr (NC) — 2/13/2013
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (MD) — 2/13/2013
Sen. Susan M. Collins (ME) — 2/26/2013
Sen. Christopher A. Coons (DE) — 2/13/2013
Sen. Al Franken (MN) — 2/13/2013
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand (NY) — 2/13/2013
Sen. Kay Hagan (NC) — 2/26/2013
Sen. Tom Harkin (IA) — 2/13/2013
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (ND) — 3/22/2013
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Sen. Mike Johanns (NE) — 2/13/2013
Sen. Tim Johnson (SD) — 3/13/2013
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (MN) — 3/11/2013
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu (LA) — 2/26/2013
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ) — 3/7/2013
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (VT) — 2/13/2013
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (MD) — 2/26/2013
Sen. Jerry Moran (KS) — 2/13/2013
Sen. Jack Reed (RI) — 2/13/2013
Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (WV) — 3/18/2013
Sen. Marco Rubio (FL) — 2/13/2013
Sen. Bernard Sanders (VT) — 2/13/2013
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) — 2/14/2013
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