Bill expands tax breaks for companies that help people with disabilities.
H.R. 9809 — Disabled Access Credit Modernization Act · Filed by Sarah McBride (D-DE) · 5 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 21, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill lets small companies claim a tax credit. They can claim it for making buildings and services easier to use. Companies can claim it even if they do more than the law requires. The Treasury Department must tell small companies about this credit.
Who it affects
Small companies can get tax breaks for access work. People with disabilities may find more places easier to use.
One thing to notice
The bill requires the Treasury Department to tell small companies about the credit. This suggests few companies know about it now.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
5 cosponsors: 3 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
- Jul 21, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 21, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- tax credit — Money the government lets a company subtract from taxes owed.
- Treasury Department — The part of the government that handles money and taxes.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,884 characters) on Jul 31, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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