Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act

Austin Scott

Republican · GA · Representative

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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 16.

2026-05-21

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The legislation would make it easier for people with disabilities to work by reducing financial penalties that currently discourage employment, such as losing benefits when earning income. Currently, disabled individuals often face a choice between working and keeping their government assistance, so this bill aims to let them do both without losing critical support. The changes would primarily affect disabled workers and the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs that support them.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8884 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8884 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2026 Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act''. SEC. 2. TEMPORARY REAUTHORIZATION OF DISABILITY INSURANCE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AUTHORITY. (a) Termination Date.--Section 234(d)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 434(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2021, and the authority to carry out such projects shall terminate on December 31, 2022'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030, and the authority to carry out such projects shall terminate on December 31, 2031''. (b) Authority To Waive Compliance With Benefits Requirements.-- Section 234(c) of such Act is amended-- (1) by striking ``December 30, 2021'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''; (2) by striking ``90 days'' and inserting ``120 days''; and (3) by inserting after ``the expected annual and total costs,'' the following: ``evaluation metrics to be used with respect to the experiment or demonstration project,''. (c) Expenditure.--Section 201(k) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 401(k)) is amended to read as follows: ``(k) Administrative expenditures for experiments and demonstration projects under section 234 shall be paid from funds made available for the administration of this title. Benefits payable to or on behalf of individuals by reason of participation in experiments and demonstration projects under section 234 shall be made from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as determined appropriate by the Commissioner of Social Security.''. (d) Limitation.--Section 234(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 434(e)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2), by striking the ``and'' at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(4) that the total income of an individual will not be reduced due to the individual's participation in an experiment or demonstration project.''. (e) Technical Amendment.--Section 234 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 434) is further amended by striking subsection (f). (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2027. <all>

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