Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) today announced he has joined Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) as a co-lead of the bipartisan ABLE MATCH (Making Able a Tool to Combat Hardship) Act, legislation to help more Americans with disabilities build financial security through Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) savings accounts. The legislation would establish a federal matching contribution for eligible low- and moderate-income individuals who save in ABLE accounts, allowing beneficiaries to receive up to a 100 percent federal match on the first $2,000 they contribute annually, subject to income limits.
Co-lead and support the ABLE MATCH Act to create a federal matching contribution for eligible low- and moderate-income individuals who save in ABLE accounts.
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Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) today announced he has joined Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) as a co-lead of the bipartisan ABLE MATCH (Making Able a Tool to Combat Hardship) Act, legislation to help more Americans with disabilities build financial security through Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) savings accounts.
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Rep. Derek Schmidt announced he joined Rep. Debbie Dingell as a co-lead of the bipartisan ABLE MATCH Act. His office said the legislation would establish a federal matching contribution for eligible low- and moderate-income ABLE account savers, with up to a 100 percent federal match on the first $2,000 contributed annually, and had been referred to House Ways and Means.
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GovInfo lists S. 4492, the ABLE MATCH Act, as introduced in the Senate on May 12, 2026, read twice and referred to the Senate Finance Committee. The full title is to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide matching payments for ABLE account contributions by certain individuals.
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The promise was framed as co-leading and supporting the ABLE MATCH Act, not securing final enactment of the matching-payment program. During Schmidt's current House term, his office announced that he joined Rep. Debbie Dingell as a co-lead of the bipartisan ABLE MATCH Act, which matches the promised federal legislative action and policy substance. The bill appears to remain pending rather than enacted, so this should not be treated as delivery of the underlying federal matching program itself, but it does satisfy the specific co-lead/support commitment.