A vote on the ABLE Act is close - we need your help today Wednesday 7/30!

URGENT Action Alert
House Ways & Means Committee to Hold Markup on the
Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act (S. 313/H.R. 647)

Advocates:

On Thursday, July 31, the House Ways & Means Committee will markup the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act (S. 313/H.R. 647)! We need your help to ensure the ABLE Act moves through the Committee process and to the House floor for a vote as quickly as possible.

Action Needed Immediately:

Please take a few minutes and contact Members of the House Ways & Means Committee to encourage all Members vote YES during Thursday's Markup on the ABLE Act. The contact information for each House Ways & Means Committee Members' office can be found below.
 

Majority Members	Phone	Facebook	Twitter
Dave Camp, MI Chairman	202-225-3561	Dave Camp, MI Chairman	RepDaveCamp
Sam Johnson, TX	202-225-4201	Sam Johnson, TX	SamsPressShop
Kevin Brady, TX	202-225-4901	Kevin Brady, TX	RepKevinBrady
Paul Ryan, WI	202-225-3031	Paul Ryan, WI	RepPaulRyan
Devin Nunes, CA	202-225-2523	Devin Nunes, CA	Rep_DevinNunes
Pat Tiberi, OH	202-225-5355	Pat Tiberi, OH	TiberiPress
Dave G. Reichert, WA	202-225-7761	Dave G. Reichert, WA	davereichert
Charles W. Boustany Jr., LA	202-225-2031	Charles W. Boustany Jr., LA	RepBoustany
Peter J. Roskam, IL	202-225-4561	Peter J. Roskam, IL	PeterRoskam
Jim Gerlach, PA	202-225-4315	Jim Gerlach, PA	JimGerlach
Tom Price, GA	202-225-4501	Tom Price, GA	RepTomPrice
Vern Buchanan, FL	202-225-5015	Vern Buchanan, FL	VernBuchanan
Adrian Smith, NE	202-225-6435	Adrian Smith, NE	RepAdrianSmith
Aaron Schock, IL	202-225-6201	Aaron Schock, IL	aaronschock
Lynn Jenkins, KS	202-225-6601	Lynn Jenkins, KS	RepLynnJenkins
Erik Paulsen, MN	202-225-2871	Erik Paulsen, MN	RepErikPaulsen
Kenny Marchant, TX	202-225-6605	Kenny Marchant, TX	RepKenMarchant
Diane Black, TN	202-225-4231	Diane Black, TN	RepDianeBlack
Tom Reed, NY	202-225-3161	Tom Reed, NY	RepTomReed
Tim Griffin, AR	202-225-2506	Tim Griffin, AR	RepTimGriffin
Mike Kelly, PA	202-225-5406	Mike Kelly, PA	MikeKellyPA
Todd Young, IN	202-225-5315	Todd Young, IN	RepToddYoung
Jim Renacci, OH	202-225-3876	Jim Renacci, OH	RepJimRenacci
Minority Members	Phone	Facebook	Twitter
Sander M. Levin, MI Ranking Member	202-225-3876	Sander M. Levin, MI Ranking Member	repsandylevin
Charles B. Rangel, NY	202-225-4365	Charles B. Rangel, NY	cbrangel
Jim McDermott, WA	202-225-3106	Jim McDermott, WA	repjimmcdermott
John Lewis, GA	202-225-3801	John Lewis, GA	repjohnlewis
Richard E. Neal, MA	202-225-5601	Richard E. Neal, MA	reprichardneal
Xavier Becerra, CA	202-225-6235	Xavier Becerra, CA	repbecerra
Lloyd Doggett, TX	202-225-4865	Lloyd Doggett, TX	replloyddoggett
Mike Thompson, CA	202-225-3311	Mike Thompson, CA	repthompson
John B. Larson, CT	202-225-2265	John B. Larson, CT	repjohnlarson
Earl Blumenauer, OR	202-225-4811	Earl Blumenauer, OR	repblumenauer
Ron Kind, WI	202-225-5506	Ron Kind, WI	repronkind
Bill Pascrell Jr., NJ	202-225-5751	Bill Pascrell Jr., NJ	billpascrell
Joseph Crowley, NY	202-225-3965	Joseph Crowley, NY	repjoecrowley
Allyson Schwartz, PA	202-225-6111	Allyson Schwartz, PA	allysonschwartz
Danny Davis, IL	202-225-5006	Danny Davis, IL	RepDannyDavis
Linda Sanchez, CA	202-225-6676	Linda Sanchez, CA	replindasanchez

Ways & Means Committee Call Script:

• As a constituent, I am calling to urge Congressman/woman [insert name] to vote YES during the House Ways & Means Committee markup on the ABLE Act (Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act) on Thursday.
  This bill is extremely important to my family - The ABLE Act is the most popular bill in Congress right now and has earned the support of almost 85% of the entire Congress.
• The ABLE Act has 74 Senators and 370 Representatives cosponsoring the bill.
• The ABLE Act would give people with disabilities and their families an ability to save for the future by establishing a tax-free 529 savings account for necessary expenses like housing, transportation, education, and medical costs associated with the disability.
• Thank you sincerely for your boss' leadership in helping us bring the ABLE Act up for a vote. We appreciate your boss' support and commitment to the ABLE Act.

Social Media Advocacy:

We are encouraging advocates to Facebook/Tweet Members of the House Ways & Means Committee to demonstrate the overwhelming bipartisan support for the ABLE Act. We've included two sample FB/T messages along with direct links to each Member's Facebook and Twitter handles.

Sample Facebook Post

Congressman/woman [insert last name], as your constituent, I am writing to urge you to vote YES during Thursday's House Ways & Means Committee markup on the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act (S. 313/H.R. 647).

The ABLE Act has the support of almost 85% of the entire Congress, and would establish a tax-free 529 savings account for people with disabilities to save for necessary expenses like housing, transportation, education, and medical costs associated with the disability. The bill has 74 Senators and 370 Representatives cosponsoring the bill!

Please help us #passtheABLEact this year! We appreciate your support!

Sample Tweet

.@RepDaveCamp please help millions of Americans with disabilities & vote YES to mark up of #PasstheABLEAct! @WaysandMeansGOP @WaysMeansCmte 

85% of Congress agrees, #passtheABLEact. Vote YES in the #ABLEact markup!

If you have any questions, please contact Ginny Sessions at: gsessions@ndss.org.Thank you for helping us #passtheABLEact; and as Sara Wolff said in her testimony last week, this year!

Sincerely,
Sara Hart Weir

For more information on the ABLE Act, please visit: http://www.ndss.org/Advocacy/Legislative-Agenda/Creating-an-Economic-Future-for-Individuals-with-Down-Syndrome/Achieving-a-Better-of-Life-Experience-ABLE-Act/