U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is backing a bipartisan bill to help disabled veterans get the support they need.
Jon Ossoff promises to support bipartisan legislation to increase support for disabled veterans.
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Evidence
Sen. Ossoff cosponsored the bipartisan Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act (HUDVA), first introduced by Sens. Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Dave McCormick (R-PA), to ensure that veterans can more fairly access affordable housing options. The bipartisan bill would exclude disability benefits from counting toward annual income, expanding eligibility for several of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s housing assistance programs, including the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program.
Sens. Ossoff and John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act to help disabled veterans’ small businesses thrive. The bipartisan bill would require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue guidance for the extension of contracts to small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans more effectively and to report to Congress detailing Federal agencies that failed to meet contracting goals.
Sen. Ossoff co-sponsored the bipartisan Major Richard Star Act, which would allow servicemembers who medically retired before 20 years of service to collect retirement pay from the Department of Defense and disability payments from the VA simultaneously.
Sen. Ossoff is backing the bipartisan Access Technology Affordability Act of 2025 to help make specialized reading and other technology, like Braille readers, more accessible by creating a refundable Federal tax credit to help cover the cost.
The bipartisan Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, co-sponsored by Sen. Ossoff, was signed into law to expand support for first responders battling service-related cancers or injuries.
Sen. Ossoff co-sponsored a bipartisan bill to make it easier for rural communities to upgrade their water infrastructure and protect health by removing harmful contaminants.
Sen. Ossoff helped pass the bipartisan Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act into law to increase transparency in generic drug applications and reduce unnecessary delays so that these low-cost medications are brought to consumers faster.
Sen. Ossoff helped pass the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, aimed at making housing more affordable in Georgia and across the Nation.
Sens. Ossoff and John Kennedy (R-LA) recently introduced the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act to help disabled veterans’ small businesses thrive.
Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Ossoff) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The bill is titled the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act and would amend the Small Business Act to require training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.
Sen. Ossoff is backing a bipartisan bill to strengthen support for disabled Georgia veterans and their families. He is cosponsoring the Helping Heroes Act to expand supportive services for families of disabled veterans.
Sen. Ossoff cosponsored the bipartisan Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act (HUDVA) ... to ensure that veterans can more fairly access affordable housing options. The bipartisan bill would instead exclude disability benefits from counting toward annual income, expanding eligibility for several HUD housing assistance programs.
Sen. Ossoff recently cosponsored the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act of 2025 to help connect veterans with service dogs who help veterans facing service-related disabilities. The release states, "This bipartisan legislation will help ensure disabled Georgia veterans get the care and support they need." It also notes he previously cosponsored the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act and the Helping Heroes Act, and in 2025 introduced the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act.
The release says Ossoff secured a commitment from the VA Secretary to focus on preventing veteran foreclosure and notes that Ossoff cosponsored the bipartisan Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act (HUDVA), first introduced by Sens. Alex Padilla and Dave McCormick.
Assessments
Ossoff fulfilled the promise during his Senate term by backing multiple bipartisan bills specifically aimed at increasing support for disabled veterans. The strongest evidence includes his bipartisan introduction of the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act with Sen. Kennedy, cosponsorship of the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act to expand disabled veterans' housing eligibility, cosponsorship of the Helping Heroes Act for families of disabled veterans, and support for service-dog legislation for veterans with service-related disabilities. Because the promise was to support bipartisan legislation, not necessarily enact it into law, these sponsorship and cosponsorship actions satisfy the promised outcome in the same term.
The promise was to support bipartisan legislation increasing support for disabled veterans, not necessarily to enact it into law. During his current Senate term, Ossoff cosponsored or introduced multiple bipartisan bills directly aimed at disabled veterans, including the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act, the Helping Heroes Act, the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act, and the Major Richard Star Act. These actions satisfy the promised support in the federal Senate context.
Sen. Ossoff made multiple efforts supporting or introducing bipartisan legislation specifically aimed at increasing support for disabled veterans, including the HUDVA Act and the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act. These actions constitute clear bipartisan legislative support as promised. Several of the referenced bills were explicitly for disabled veterans, directly addressing the promise's scope. Other bipartisan efforts, while relevant to support for disabled individuals and broader communities, supplement the core fulfillment. Legislative and co-sponsorship activity within the same term supports the claim's delivery and demonstrates sustained effort.