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S. 313 (113th)

ABLE Act of 2013

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Introduced

13 February 2013

Last action

13 February 2013 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

Subjects

Taxation, Education

Source updated

10 December 2025

Taxation · Education

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Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 13 February 2013

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 February 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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