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HR 1896 115th Congress House

ABLE to Work Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals with disabilities to save additional amounts in their ABLE accounts above the current annual ma… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals with disabilities to save additional amounts in their ABLE accounts above the current annual maximum contribution if they work and earn income.

Introduced: October 10, 2017 See on congress.gov
Taxation Bank accounts, deposits, capitalDisability and paralysisEmployee benefits and pensionsIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusion
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Apr 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 4, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 4, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

ABLE to Work Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to ABLE accounts (tax-exempt savings accounts for persons with a disability), to allow: (1) an ABLE account beneficiary to make additional contributions to an ABLE account equal to the lesser of such beneficiary's compensation or an amount equal to the federal poverty line for a one-person household, and (2) a retirement savings tax credit for contributions to an ABLE account.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1 Related bill An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fisc…
  • S 818 Identical bill ABLE to Work Act of 2017
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 12 Republican 9
R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · May 23, 2018
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Dec 14, 2017
Collins, Chris
· Nov 29, 2017
Paulsen, Erik
· Nov 6, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 31, 2017
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 31, 2017
Byrne, Bradley
· Oct 24, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 11, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 10, 2017
Noem, Kristi
· Oct 4, 2017
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Oct 3, 2017
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Sep 7, 2017
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Sep 7, 2017
Costello, Ryan
· Sep 5, 2017
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 5, 2017
WALDEN, GREG
· Jul 12, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 3, 2017
Renacci, James
· Jul 3, 2017
Harper, Gregg
· Jun 21, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 21, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 21, 2017
Messer, Luke
· Jun 21, 2017
Poliquin, Bruce
· Jun 21, 2017
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · May 25, 2017
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 27, 2017
Yoder, Kevin
· Apr 25, 2017
Meehan, Patrick
· Apr 12, 2017
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Apr 6, 2017
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Apr 6, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Apr 6, 2017
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Apr 6, 2017
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 4, 2017
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 4, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1896: ABLE to Work Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1896/
MLA
"H.R. 1896: ABLE to Work Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1896/.
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H.R. 1896, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1896/.
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[H.R. 1896: ABLE to Work Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1896/)
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