ABLE Age Adjustment Act
Latest action · Feb 23, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 23, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
ABLE Age Adjustment Act
This bill increases from 26 to 46 the age threshold for tax-favored ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) accounts. (ABLE accounts are designed to enable individuals with disabilities to save for and pay for disability-related expenses. To establish an account, an individual must have a qualifying impairment that began before the individual attained the age threshold.)
Cosponsors 104
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 23, 2021 to Dec 22, 2022; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Mar 16, 2021 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Mar 16, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| R-NM | Yvette Herrell | Apr 5, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Apr 15, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Jake LaTurner | Apr 15, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Apr 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Apr 15, 2021 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Apr 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Apr 15, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Apr 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Apr 15, 2021 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Apr 21, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Apr 21, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Apr 21, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | May 4, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | May 4, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 4, 2021 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | May 4, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | May 4, 2021 | |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | May 4, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | May 4, 2021 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | May 11, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | May 19, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | May 19, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | May 25, 2021 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Aug 10, 2021 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Aug 10, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Aug 10, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Aug 10, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Sep 7, 2021 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 21, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Jan 6, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 25, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Mar 9, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Mar 15, 2022 | |
| R-AL | Jerry L. Carl | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Apr 7, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | May 3, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | May 10, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jul 28, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Aug 12, 2022 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Aug 19, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Aug 19, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Aug 23, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Aug 30, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Aug 30, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Sep 22, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Sep 29, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Oct 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Oct 21, 2022 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Oct 28, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Nov 3, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Dec 22, 2022 |
Committees 1
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 Feb 23, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 23, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 23, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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. 167, no. 34, February 23, 2021, page H588.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 117-109 | BUILDING WEALTH AND FOSTERING INDEPENDENCE: CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO SAVE45 pages | Aging (Special) Committee | Jul 15, 2021 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 331 | ABLE Age Adjustment Act | Related bill | Feb 22, 2021 |
| HR 1814 | ABLE Age Adjustment Act | Reintroduction of | Mar 18, 2019 |
| S 4808 | EARN Act | Related bill | Sep 8, 2022 |
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 increase the age requirement with respect to eligibility for qualified ABLE programs.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- ABLE Age Adjustment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 23, 2021Introduced in House
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