Workforce Dignity Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9315 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9315

  To amend the Small Business Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
 title 40, United States Code, and title IV of the Social Security Act 
      to replace the term ``sheltered workshop'' with ``community 
           rehabilitation program'', and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2026

Mr. Grothman (for himself and Mr. Onder) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
      to the Committees on Small Business, and Transportation and 
   Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

 
  To amend the Small Business Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
 title 40, United States Code, and title IV of the Social Security Act 
      to replace the term ``sheltered workshop'' with ``community 
           rehabilitation program'', and for other purposes.

    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 ``Workforce Dignity Act''.

SEC. 2. REPLACING THE TERM ``SHELTERED WORKSHOP'' WITH ``COMMUNITY 
              REHABILITATION PROGRAM''.

    (a) Programs for Blind and Handicapped Individuals.--Section 
15(c)(6) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(c)(6)) is amended by 
striking ``sheltered workshop'' each place it appears and inserting 
``community rehabilitation program''.
    (b) Task Force on Purchases From the Blind and Severely 
Handicapped.--Section 133(c) of the Small Business Administration 
Reauthorization and Amendment Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 644 note) is 
amended by striking ``sheltered workshops'' and inserting ``community 
rehabilitation programs''.
    (c) Deductions for Personal Exemptions.--Section 152(d)(4) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``sheltered workshop'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``community rehabilitation program'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``such workshop'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``such program''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Sheltered workshop 
        defined'' in the heading and inserting ``Community 
        rehabilitation program defined''.
    (d) Protection for Veterans Preference Employees.--Section 593 of 
title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``sheltered workshop'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``community rehabilitation program'';
            (2) by striking ``sheltered workshops'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``community rehabilitation programs''; 
        and
            (3) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``Sheltered 
        workshop'' in the heading and inserting ``Community 
        rehabilitation program''.
    (e) Foster Care Programs.--Section 477(b)(3)(F) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677(b)(3)(F)) is amended by striking 
``sheltered workshops'' and inserting ``community rehabilitation 
programs''.
    (f) Rule of Construction.--This Act shall be construed to amend 
Federal law to remove the term ``sheltered workshop'' without any 
intent to change the application of such law.
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