Disabled Access Credit Expansion Act
Latest action · Jul 26, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Disabled Access Credit Expansion Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for expenditures by an eligible small business to provide access to disabled individuals, to (1) increase from $10,250 to $20,500 the annual dollar limitation for eligible access expenditures, (2) require the $20,500 limit to be adjusted for inflation after 2020, and (3) increase from $1 million to $2.5 million the gross receipts limitation for an eligible small business.
The bill also requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to carry out an ADA Mediation Program to (1) facilitate voluntary mediation to resolve disputes arising under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and (2) train mediators who provide services through the program. DOJ may hire or enter into contracts with personnel for the program.
DOJ must also report to Congress on the ADA Information Line, which is a toll-free line operated by DOJ to provide information and materials to the public about the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2019 to Dec 2, 2020; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Oct 15, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Aug 14, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Dec 2, 2020 |
Committees 5
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 26, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 25, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 25, 2019Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 126, July 25, 2019, page H7470.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2290 | Disabled Access Credit Expansion Act | Related bill | Jul 25, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Disabled Access Credit Expansion Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Business expenses
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Disability and paralysis
- Employment and training programs
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Income tax credits
- Inflation and prices
- Small business
- Taxation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
