US Congress House Bill 3423 (Prior Session Legislation)

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November 18 2011 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2011 or the ABLE Act of 2011 - 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, 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.

ABLE Act of 2011

Rep Crenshaw, Ander	Rep Ackerman, Gary L.	Rep Akin, W. Todd	Rep Altmire, Jason
Rep Amodei, Mark E.	Rep Andrews, Robert E.	Rep Austria, Steve	Rep Bachus, Spencer
Rep Baldwin, Tammy	Rep Barletta, Lou	Rep Barrow, John	Rep Bass, Karen
Rep Benishek, Dan	Rep Berg, Rick	Rep Berkley, Shelley	Rep Berman, Howard L.
Rep Bilirakis, Gus M.	Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr.	Rep Bishop, Timothy H.	Rep Blackburn, Marsha
Rep Blumenauer, Earl	Rep Bonamici, Suzanne	Rep Bonner, Jo	Rep Boswell, Leonard L.
Rep Braley, Bruce L.	Rep Brown, Corrine	Rep Buchanan, Vern	Rep Buerkle, Ann Marie
Rep Burton, Dan	Rep Butterfield, G. K.	Rep Calvert, Ken	Rep Capito, Shelley Moore
Rep Capps, Lois	Rep Capuano, Michael E.	Rep Carnahan, Russ	Rep Carney, John
Rep Carson, Andre	Rep Cassidy, Bill	Rep Castor, Kathy	Rep Chabot, Steve
Rep Cicilline, David N.	Rep Clarke, Hansen	Rep Clarke, Yvette D.	Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy
Rep Cleaver, Emanuel	Rep Coffman, Mike	Rep Cohen, Steve	Rep Cole, Tom
Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"	Rep Cooper, Jim	Rep Courtney, Joe	Rep Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Rep Crowley, Joseph	Rep Culberson, John Abney	Rep Cummings, Elijah E.	Rep Davis, Susan A.
Rep DeFazio, Peter A.	Rep DeLauro, Rosa L.	Rep Dent, Charles W.	Rep Deutch, Theodore E.
Rep Diaz-Balart, Mario	Rep Doggett, Lloyd	Rep Dold, Robert J.	Rep Donnelly, Joe
Rep Doyle, Michael F.	Rep Dreier, David	Rep Duffy, Sean P.	Rep Edwards, Donna F.
Rep Ellison, Keith	Rep Emerson, Jo Ann	Rep Engel, Eliot L.	Rep Filner, Bob
Rep Fitzpatrick, Michael G.	Rep Forbes, J. Randy	Rep Fortenberry, Jeff	Rep Frank, Barney
Rep Fudge, Marcia L.	Rep Gallegly, Elton	Rep Gerlach, Jim	Rep Gibbs, Bob
Rep Gibson, Christopher P.	Rep Gonzalez, Charles A.	Rep Goodlatte, Bob	Rep Granger, Kay
Rep Graves, Sam	Rep Griffin, Tim	Rep Grimm, Michael G.	Rep Hanna, Richard L.
Rep Harper, Gregg	Rep Hartzler, Vicky	Rep Hastings, Alcee L.	Rep Hayworth, Nan A. S.
Rep Herrera Beutler, Jaime	Rep Himes, James A.	Rep Hinchey, Maurice D.	Rep Hirono, Mazie K.
Rep Holden, Tim	Rep Holt, Rush D.	Rep Honda, Michael M.	Rep Hultgren, Randy
Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr.	Rep Johnson, Bill	Rep Johnson, Timothy V.	Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr.
Rep Kaptur, Marcy	Rep Keating, William R.	Rep Kelly, Mike	Rep Kildee, Dale E.
Rep King, Peter T.	Rep Kissell, Larry	Rep Kline, John	Rep Langevin, James R.
Rep Larsen, Rick	Rep Larson, John B.	Rep Latham, Tom	Rep Latta, Robert E.
Rep Lewis, John	Rep Lipinski, Daniel	Rep Loebsack, David	Rep Lofgren, Zoe
Rep Long, Billy	Rep Lowey, Nita M.	Rep Luetkemeyer, Blaine	Rep Lujan, Ben Ray
Rep Lynch, Stephen F.	Rep Mack, Connie	Rep Maloney, Carolyn B.	Rep Marchant, Kenny
Rep Markey, Edward J.	Rep Matheson, Jim	Rep McCarthy, Carolyn	Rep McCollum, Betty
Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G.	Rep McDermott, Jim	Rep McGovern, James P.	Rep McIntyre, Mike
Rep McKinley, David B.	Rep McMorris Rodgers, Cathy	Rep Meehan, Patrick	Rep Meeks, Gregory W.
Rep Mica, John L.	Rep Michaud, Michael H.	Rep Miller, Brad	Rep Miller, Candice S.
Rep Miller, Jeff	Rep Moore, Gwen	Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Murphy, Christopher S.
Rep Murphy, Tim	Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins	Rep Nadler, Jerrold	Rep Napolitano, Grace F.
Rep Neal, Richard E.	Rep Noem, Kristi L.	Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes	Rep Nugent, Richard
Rep Nunnelee, Alan	Rep Olver, John W.	Rep Owens, William L.	Rep Palazzo, Steven M.
Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr.	Rep Paul, Ron	Rep Paulsen, Erik	Rep Payne, Donald M.
Rep Pearce, Stevan	Rep Peters, Gary C.	Rep Pingree, Chellie	Rep Pitts, Joseph R.
Rep Poe, Ted	Rep Posey, Bill	Rep Price, David E.	Rep Rahall, Nick J., II
Rep Rangel, Charles B.	Rep Reichert, David G.	Rep Renacci, James B.	Rep Richardson, Laura
Rep Rigell, E. Scott	Rep Rivera, David	Rep Roby, Martha	Rep Roe, David P.
Rep Rogers, Harold	Rep Rogers, Mike D.	Rep Rooney, Thomas J.	Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana
Rep Ross, Dennis	Rep Ross, Mike	Rep Rothman, Steven R.	Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille
Rep Runyan, Jon	Rep Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch	Rep Ryan, Tim	Rep Sanchez, Linda T.
Rep Sarbanes, John P.	Rep Schiff, Adam B.	Rep Schilling, Robert T.	Rep Schmidt, Jean
Rep Schock, Aaron	Rep Scott, David	Rep Serrano, Jose E.	Rep Sessions, Pete
Rep Sires, Albio	Rep Smith, Christopher H.	Rep Southerland, Steve II	Rep Speier, Jackie
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete	Rep Stearns, Cliff	Rep Stivers, Steve	Rep Stutzman, Marlin A.
Rep Terry, Lee	Rep Thompson, Glenn	Rep Tiberi, Patrick J.	Rep Tierney, John F.
Rep Tonko, Paul D.	Rep Towns, Edolphus	Rep Tsongas, Niki	Rep Turner, Michael R.
Rep Turner, Robert L.	Rep Van Hollen, Chris	Rep Visclosky, Peter J.	Rep Walberg, Tim
Rep Walden, Greg	Rep Walz, Timothy J.	Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie	Rep Waters, Maxine
Rep Webster, Daniel	Rep Welch, Peter	Rep West, Allen B.	Rep Wilson, Frederica S.
Rep Wilson, Joe	Rep Wittman, Robert J.	Rep Wolf, Frank R.	Rep Womack, Steve
Rep Yarmuth, John A.	Rep Yoder, Kevin	Rep Young, C.W. Bill	Rep Young, Don

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-11-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-11-17	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7727-7728)
2011-11-15	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-11-15	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2011-11-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
2011-11-15	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2051-2052)

SB1872 (Same As) 2011-11-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN03423:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr3423ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr3423ih.pdf