HR 11617 · 93th Congress · Social Welfare

Freedom of Access for the Elderly and Handicapped Act

Introduced 1973-11-28· Sponsored by Rep. Cohen, William S. [R-ME-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.(1973-11-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Freedom of Access for the Elderly and Handicapped Act - Allows, under the Internal Revenue Code, a deduction for expenditures to remove architectural and transportation barriers to the handicapped and elderly. (Adds 26 U.S.C. 189)…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans
Rep. Burke, James A. [D-MA-11]MA
Rep. Harrington, Michael J. [D-MA-6]
Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-21]
Rep. Ketchum, William M. [R-CA-36]
Rep. Koch, Edward I. [D-NY-18]NY
Rep. Kyros, Peter N. [D-ME-1]
Rep. Leggett, Robert L. [D-CA-4]
Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-13]
Rep. McClory, Robert [R-IL-13]IL
Rep. McCloskey, Paul N., Jr. [R-CA-17]CA
Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4]
Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3]
Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18]
Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9]
Rep. Murphy, John M. [D-NY-17]NY
Rep. Nix, Robert N. C. [D-PA-2]PA
Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-14]FL
Rep. Peyser, Peter A. [R-NY-23]NY
Rep. Podell, Bertram L. [D-NY-13]
Rep. Preyer, Richardson [D-NC-6]