ABLE Age Adjustment Act

Bill: 115-s-817
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2017-04-04
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital

Disability and paralysis

Income tax exclusion
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>ABLE Age Adjustment Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to qualified ABLE programs, to increase the age&nbsp;threshold for eligibility for such programs from 26 to 46. (Tax-favored ABLE [Achieving a Better Life Experience] accounts are designed to enable individuals with disabilities to save for and pay for disability-related expenses.)</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 817 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 4, 2017 Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Burr , and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age requirement with respect to eligibility for qualified ABLE programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ABLE Age Adjustment Act . 2. Modification of age requirement for qualified ABLE programs (a) In general Section 529A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking age 26 each place it appears in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A)(i)(II) and inserting age 46 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.