Sen. Ossoff Pushing to Strengthen Support for Georgians with Disabilities

Washington, D.C. —U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working across the aisle to improve quality of life for Georgians with disabilities.
Sen. Ossoff launched a push to pass the bipartisanEnsuring Nationwide Access to a Better Life Experience (ENABLE) Act, legislation he co-sponsored to extend tax benefits for people with disabilities and help them save for future expenses. The expanded tax benefits are currently scheduled to expire this year. The bill was introduced by Senators Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).
The bipartisan bill would allow people with disabilities who contribute to Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts to continue qualifying for a nonrefundable saver’s tax credit of up to $1,000.
ABLE accounts are a tax-favored savings program established in 2014 for individuals with disabilities to help save for a series of expenses, including education, housing, transportation, assistive technology and personal support services, health care, and more.
The bill would also increase the amount employed individuals with disabilities can contribute to these accounts and allow the tax-free rollover of funds to these accounts from 529 plans.
“I am working to bring Republicans and Democrats together to help improve the lives of Georgians with disabilities,”Sen. Ossoff said.
According to areportby Disability Statistics, there were over 1.4 million Georgians with a disability in 2023.
As of the end of 2024, the National Association of State Treasurersreportedthat over 180,622 tax-advantaged ABLE accounts have been opened nationwide, with accounts totaling approximately $2.03 billion to help pay for disability-related expenses.
Sen. Ossoff continues working to support Georgians with disabilities.
Earlier this year, Sens. Ossoff and Eric Schmitt (R-MO)passed into lawtheir bipartisanThink Differently Database Act, which will direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to build a comprehensive website that provides information and resources available to Georgians with disabilities.
Last year, Sen. Ossoff held a press conference in Decatur to brief Georgia veterans and small business owners on his bipartisanInvesting in VETS Act, which wassigned into lawas part of the FY2024National Defense Authorization Actto increase opportunities for service-disabled veteran small business owners.
Click hereto read theEnsuring Nationwide Access to a Better Life Experience (ENABLE) Act.
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