US Congress House Bill 2086 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 84-51)
Status: Introduced on April 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Allows a refundable tax credit equal to the amounts paid for qualified access technology for use by a blind individual who is the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or a dependent of the taxpayer. "Qualified access technology" is hardware, software, or other information technology with the primary function of converting or adapting information that is visually represented into forms or formats useable by blind individuals. The credit is limited to (1) costs that are not compensated by insurance or otherwise, and (2) an aggregate amount of $2,000 per blind individual in any period of three consecutive taxable years. The credit must be adjusted for inflation after 2020 and terminates after five years.

Access Technology Affordability Act of 2019

Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]
Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]
Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]
Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]
Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]
Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]	Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]
Rep. Darin LaHood [R-IL]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]
Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]
Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]
Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Ross Spano [R-FL]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME]
Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]	Rep. Lance Gooden [R-TX]
Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]
Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Tim Burchett [R-TN]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]
Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]
Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]	Rep. Kweisi Mfume [D-MD]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Denver Riggleman [R-VA]	Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]
Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Kelly Armstrong [R-ND]	Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Waltz [R-FL]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]
Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA]	Rep. John Curtis [R-UT]	Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]
Rep. Michael Guest [R-MS]	Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]	Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]
Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2019-04-04	House	Introduced in House

SB815 (Same As) 2019-03-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2086/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2086/BILLS-116hr2086ih.pdf