US Congress House Bill 4045 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-1)
Status: Introduced on July 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for expenditures by an eligible small business to provide access to disabled individuals, to (1) increase from $10,250 to $20,500 the annual dollar limitation for eligible access expenditures, (2) require the $20,500 limit to be adjusted for inflation after 2020, and (3) increase from $1 million to $2.5 million the gross receipts limitation for an eligible small business. The bill also requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to carry out an ADA Mediation Program to (1) facilitate voluntary mediation to resolve disputes arising under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and (2) train mediators who provide services through the program. DOJ may hire or enter into contracts with personnel for the program. DOJ must also report to Congress on the ADA Information Line, which is a toll-free line operated by DOJ to provide information and materials to the public about the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Disabled Access Credit Expansion Act

Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]
Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Elizabeth Fletcher [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-07-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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.
2019-07-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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.
2019-07-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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.
2019-07-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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.
2019-07-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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.
2019-07-25	House	Introduced in House

SB2290 (Related) 2019-07-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4045/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4045/BILLS-116hr4045ih.pdf