{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.casey.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/support-for-able-act-continues-to-grow", "Support for ABLE Act Continues to Grow", "2013-12-19", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "PA", "Bob Casey", "C001070", "www.casey.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, support continued to grow for the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE Act \u2013 S. 313/H.R. 647), introduced by U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Richard Burr (R-NC), bringing the total number of co-sponsors in the Senate to 60 members.\u00a0 Introduced in the 113th Congress in February, this bill would provide an improved quality of life for individuals with disabilities through tax-free savings accounts.\u00a0\r\n\u201cThis is a significant step forward for the ABLE Act and for the families of children with disabilities,\u201d Senator Casey said. \u201cNow that this bill has 60 cosponsors, I\u2019m urging the Senate to take action on it in the new year. The fact that only 6 bills in all of Congress have this many cosponsors is a sign of the overwhelming support for this effort to make a major difference in the lives of these families.\u201d\r\n\u201cThe ABLE Act is a commonsense piece of legislation that allows families of disabled children to have the same access to tax preferred savings accounts as the parents of college-bound kids,\u201d Senator Burr said.\u00a0 \u201cI am very excited that we now have 60 Senators on board and can hopefully expect swift movement on the Senate floor to send this bill to the President.\u201d\r\nThe legislation would amend Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Service Code to 1986 to allow use of tax-free savings accounts for individuals with disabilities. The bill, first introduced in 2006, would ease financial strains faced by individuals with disabilities by making tax-free savings accounts available to cover qualified expenses such as education, housing, medical, and transportation. The bill would supplement, but not supplant, benefits provided through private insurance, the Medicaid program, the beneficiary\u2019s employment, and other sources.\r\n###\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPress Contact\r\n\t\t\t\t\tApril Mellody (Casey) (202) 224-6324Robert Reid (Burr) (202) 228-1616", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.casey.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/support-for-able-act-continues-to-grow"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8153500966727734, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}