# 119-hr-1529: Access Technology Affordability Act of 2025

119-hr-1529, Access Technology Affordability Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-21).

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- As of: 2026-10-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1529
- Congress: 119
- Title: Access Technology Affordability Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 78
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-21

## Summary

**Would create a new nonrefundable tax credit to help blind individuals buy access technology.** The credit would cover amounts paid for qualifying hardware, software, or other information technology that turns visually represented information into formats usable by a blind person.

## Cosponsors (78)

- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tax credit for blind access technology: benefit, high. This bill would let you claim a nonrefundable income tax credit for access technology used by a blind person in your household. The eligible user could be you, your spouse, or your dependent who is blind. It would cover what you pay for hardware or software that turns visual information into format…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1529 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1529)

## Related
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1529 (as of 2026-10-21).