1. Panel of Experts to Brief
Congressional Staff on ABLE Act’s
Tax Free Savings Accounts
WHAT: Congressional Staff Luncheon Briefing on the ABLE Act. Panel of experts will
explain the legislation which calls for tax-free savings accounts for the disabled.
WHEN: Thursday, February 16.
TIME: Noon - 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: RoomB-339 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Congressman Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), author the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act
(ABLE Act – HR 3423, S 1872) with Senator Robert Casey, Jr. (D-PA), will introduce a
panel of experts to outline the impact of the bill at a Congressional staff briefing on
Thursday, February 16 from noon – 1:30 p.m. in Room B-339 of the Rayburn House
Office Building.
Crenshaw and Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), an original co-sponsor of the
legislation, will introduce the panel. The legislation, introduced in November 2011 has 88
co-sponsors in the House, 9 in the Senate, and has been endorsed by 49 national, state,
and local organizations.
The panel will include:
Stuart Spielman, Autism Speaks
Marty Ford, The Arc
Michael Morris, National Disability Institute
Steve Beck, National Down Syndrome Society
John Ariale, Chief of Staff, Congressman Ander Crenshaw
Will Hansen, Executive Director, Joint Economic Committee
Bill Parsons, Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director, Congressman Chris
Van Hollen
Dr. Karen Sumar, Kennedy Fellow, Office of Congresswoman Cathy McMorris
Rodgers