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Bills/119th Congress · Senate

S. 4493

Introduced

A bill to clarify the use of direct deposit for contributions to ABLE programs.

Sponsor
DChris Van Hollen· Maryland
Introduced
May 12, 2026
Policy area
Taxation
Latest action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.May 12, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4493 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4493

To clarify the use of direct deposit for contributions to ABLE 
programs.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 12, 2026

Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Moran, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Tillis) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To clarify the use of direct deposit for contributions to ABLE 
programs.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. USE OF DIRECT DEPOSIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ABLE PROGRAMS.

No provision of law shall be construed to prevent the use of direct 
deposit for making contributions to qualified ABLE programs (as defined 
in section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
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