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S 313 113th Congress Senate Taxation Bank accounts, deposits, capital Disability and paralysis Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Medicaid Poverty and welfare assistance

ABLE Act of 2013

Introduced: February 13, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 13, 2013
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013 or the ABLE Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish tax-exempt ABLE accounts to assist an individual with a disability in building an account to pay for qualified disability expenses. Defines "qualified disability expenses" to include expenses for education, including higher education expenses, a primary residence, transportation, obtaining and maintaining employment, health and wellness, and other personal support expenses.

Treats a qualified ABLE program and an ABLE account in the same manner as a qualified tuition program for income tax purposes (i.e., allowing a tax exemption for such program and an exclusion from gross income of amounts attributable to a contributor to or a beneficiary of a program account). Defines "qualified ABLE program" as a program established and maintained by a state agency under which a person may make contributions to an ABLE account established to pay for qualified disability expenses.

Requires amounts in ABLE accounts to be disregarded in determining eligibility for Medicaid and other means-tested federal programs. Suspends the payment of supplemental security income benefits under title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to an individual during any period in which such individual has excess resources attributable to an ABLE account.

What's happening now February 13, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 36
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Dec 11, 2014
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Dec 8, 2014
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Dec 8, 2014
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jun 11, 2014
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · May 22, 2014
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Mar 24, 2014
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 10, 2014
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Mar 10, 2014
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Feb 27, 2014
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Dec 20, 2013
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Dec 19, 2013
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Dec 19, 2013
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Dec 17, 2013
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Dec 12, 2013
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Dec 9, 2013
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Nov 20, 2013
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Nov 12, 2013
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 12, 2013
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Sep 23, 2013
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 10, 2013
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Sep 10, 2013
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jul 18, 2013
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jun 17, 2013
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 15, 2013
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 7, 2013
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 15, 2013
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 11, 2013
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 26, 2013
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 14, 2013
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 13, 2013
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 13, 2013
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Feb 13, 2013
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 13, 2013
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 13, 2013
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 13, 2013
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 13, 2013