US Congress House Bill 1734 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 58-29-1)
Status: Introduced on March 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow 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 any 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 $2,500 per blind individual in any period comprising three consecutive taxable years. The credit is also subject to limits based on modified adjusted gross income and adjustments for inflation.

Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017

Rep. David Young [R-IA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]
Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Ruben Kihuen [D-NV]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Rod Blum [R-IA]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]
Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]
Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. John Faso [R-NY]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Thomas Garrett [R-VA]	Rep. Darin LaHood [R-IL]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]
Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]
Rep. Jeff Denham [R-CA]	Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2017-03-27	House	Introduced in House

SB732 (Same As) 2017-03-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB1880 (Related) 2017-09-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1734/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1734/BILLS-115hr1734ih.pdf